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Looking at (Cough, Cough) Fundamentals
by Carl Swenlin
April 4, 2008
As a technician I rarely look at fundamentals, primarily because they are not directly useful in making trading decisions; however, while fundamentals are not primary timing tools, they can be useful in establishing a broader context within which technical indicators can be interpreted. For example, one of the reports the Decision Point publishes daily is The Overview of Market Fundamentals. The following is an edited excerpt from that report.
First, notice that, in spite of a substantial market decline, the current P/E is 20.7, which is slightly above the overbought limit of the historical range. Notice also that GAAP earnings are projected to drop to 55.15 by the end of 2008 Q2. Compare that to earnings of 84.92 at the end of 2007 Q3. In spite of the fairy tale projections of "operating" earnings, real earnings are crashing.
*************************** S&P 500 FUNDAMENTALS ****************************
The real P/E for the S&P 500 is based on "as reported" or GAAP earnings
(calculated using Generally Accepted Accounting Principals), and it is the
standard for historical earnings comparisons. The normal range for the GAAP
P/E ratio is between 10 (undervalued) to 20 (overvalued).
Market cheerleaders invariably use "pro forma" or "operating earnings,"
which exclude some expenses and are deceptively optimistic. They are
useless and should be ignored.
The following are the most recently reported and projected twelve-month
trailing (TMT) earnings and price/earnings ratios (P/Es) according to
Standard and Poors.
The following chart helps put current events into an historical perspective, showing the earnings crash that accompanied the last bear market, as well as the current earings decline. I don't know how anyone could be optimistic about this picture.

Now let's turn to the technical market picture. The chart below shows that the long-term sell signal is still in force; however, a nice looking bottom has formed and could be a solid base for a medium-term rally. As I write this the market is still open on April 4 and the S&P 500 is trying to break out of a three-month trading range. Also, most of our medium-term indicators (not shown) have reached very oversold levels and have formed positive divergences. Finally, we have medium-term buy signals on most of the indexes and sectors we track. Evidence is pretty strong that we are beginning a rally that will challenge important overhead resistance, possibly around the area of 1450 on the S&P 500.

Bottom Line: The earnings picture is abysmal, and there is a solid long-term sell signal in progress. Playing the long side looks promising, but keep a tight reign on long positions because we are in a bear market until proven otherwise. Remember: "Bear market rules apply! The odds are that support levels will be violated, and, if against those odds the market manages to rally off support, odds are that the rally will fail before it can change the long-term trend."
http://www.decisionpoint.com/ChartSpotliteFiles/080404_fun.html
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