Market Commentary 13113
April, 2013 Data:
Part 1
FORECASTS
12 MONTH FORECAST
The 12 month forecast for the S&P 500 Index is in the table at the top of this
page. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting a Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
of 1583. The table shows a HDTFA of 228 which suggests that the May, 2014
S&P 500 could easily close anywhere between 1811 and 1355. Links to
Forecasts for twenty-two other stock indexes may be found by clicking Stock
Market Forecast at the top of any page.
BULL MARKET or BEAR MARKET?
A forecast for the primary trend in the U.S. Stock Market is updated in this site
with a three month time delay. Artificial Intelligence is used to identify major
turning points in the broad U.S. Stock Market. The forecast is either a Bull
Market Signal (up) or a Bear Market Signal (down). This mathematical system
performed very well in a one hundred year backtest and also in real time since
going live in 2005. To get the forecast signal for the broad U.S Stock Market,
click Stock Market Forecast at the top of any page. Then select the Bull Market
& Bear Market Forecast.
10 YEAR FORECAST
Forecast-Chart.com publishes a Ten Year Forecast for the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index. The Ten Year Forecast estimates the probability that the S&P
500 equity index will achieve certain gain or loss benchmarks at a point in time
ten years in the future. For example, look at the top line of the table immediately
below this paragraph. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting a probability of 5%
that the S&P 500 Index will be down at least 20% in 10 years (April, 2023 close
compared to April, 2013 close).
PROBABILITY
Down at least 20% 5%
Down at least 10% 6%
Down 7%
Up 93%
Up at least 10% 90%
Up at least 20% 89%
Up at least 30% 88%
Up at least 40% 88%
Up at least 50% 84%
Up at least 100% 70%
Up at least 150% 51%
Up at least 200% 25%
Over 100 YEARS of historical data was used to calculate the probabilities in the
table above. Dividends are not included. So you must add expected dividends
to the forecasted gain to estimate the total return for the equities represented
by this index. Each month, new data is entered into the forecasting model and
the S&P 500 is assigned a rank from 1 to 10. The best rank is 10 and the worst
is 1. That ranking determines the Ten Year Forecast for the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index . The data used in the forecasting model is updated monthly
and may change the forecast, particularly after substantial movements in the
S&P 500. The latest ranking of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index is 8.
Forecast-Chart.com publishes a 10 Year Forecast for 12 of the 23 stock market
indexes covered at Forecast-Chart.com. The indexes with the highest
probability of gaining over 200% in the next 10 years are the S&P TSX Index
and the NASDAQ 100. The indexes with the lowest probability of gaining over
200% in the next 10 years are the S&P SmallCap 600 and the S&P MidCap
400. To see these forecasts, click the Stock Market Forecast link at the top of
any page, then select the index you are interested in.
The last time that the S&P 500 Index received the best rank (10) was 6/2009,
when the S&P 500 Index closed at 919. The last time that the S&P 500 Index
received a rank of 9 was 12/2012, when the S&P 500 Index closed at 1426. The
last time that the S&P 500 Index received the worst rank (1) was 10/2000, when
the S&P 500 Index closed at 1429. The last time that the S&P 500 Index
received a rank of 2 was 1/2001, when the S&P 500 Index closed at 1366. Last
month's close for the S&P 500 Index is in the Market Highlights section below.
Part 2
MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
All Time High 1598 (April, 2013)
April, 2013 close 1598
10 Year Return 74%
5 Year Low 735 (February, 2009)
Gain From 5 Year Low 117%
The highest all time monthly close in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
was 1598 in April, of 2013. The S&P 500 Index is up 74% over the last 10
years. It has gained 14% over the last 12 months.
The April close was 28.38 points higher than the March, 2013 close of 1569,
resulting in a 1.81% rise in April.
The 5 year market low for the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index was 735 in
February of 2009. The April, 2013 close at 1597.57 represents a 117% gain
since February, 2009.
Forecast-Chart.com's historical research covers the S&P 500 back to February,
1950. All calculations are based on the monthly market close in the Standard &
Poor's 500 Stock Index, excluding dividends.
This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for the S&P 500 Index. For
links to longer term charts, look at the links under the five year chart (above).
One link opens a ten year chart. Another opens our longest term graph on the
S&P 500 Index. Just one glance at our long term charts can provide
tremendous insight into the historical trends of the financial markets. The table
above presents historical data on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
categorized by the months of the calendar.
In this site, you may view the month, year, five & ten year returns for 23 stock
market indexes in one convenient table. U.S. & foreign, small cap & large cap
indexes are included. Click the Market Trend Analysis link above. It's under the
chart. The table of contents for Market Trend Analysis will open. Click the link to
the Stock Index Return Scoreboard in the table of contents.
Part 3
ROLLING RETURNS, 1950 - 2013: S&P 500 Index
Rolling Period Last / Percentile Best / Average / Worst
1 Year 14% / 65th 53% / 9% / -45%
2 Year 17% / 50th 87% / 17% / -48%
4 Year 83% / 88th 172% / 36% / -39%
8 Year 38% / 34th 272% / 85% / -41%
16 Year 99% / 25th 946% / 250% / 24%
How do you read the table?
For example: Rolling 2 year period returns are shown on the second row. In the
latest rolling 2 year period, (5/2011 - 4/2013), the S&P 500 Index returned 17%.
That period scored in the 50th percentile, meaning that it scored better than
50% of all rolling 2 year periods since 1950. The Best rolling 2 Year period
since 1950 returned 87%. The worst returned -48%. The average rolling 2 year
period returned 17%.
What is a rolling period?
It's an overlapping period in a data base. For example: In the 2 year period
included in 2000 - 2001, there are 13 complete rolling 12 Month Periods. The
first is January, 2000 - December, 2000. The second is February, 2000 -
January, 2001. The third is March, 2000 - February, 2001 and so on. The last
complete rolling 12 Month Period in the 2000 - 2001 period is January, 2001 -
December, 2001.
How is this information useful?
Best and worst case scenarios may be estimated based on historical facts.
Also, the relationship of the periods is sometimes very helpful. Suppose that the
worst rolling 8 year period in the last 50 years returned -30%. Suppose also
that the latest 4 year period has returned -50%. Market psychology at this point
may be one of great fear or possibly even panic. If the market stays flat for 4
more years, it will break the 8 year decline record by a whopping 20%! (-50%
minus -30% equals -20%.) 50 plus year records are not often broken. That
provides reason to hope that the market will recover that 20% over the next 4
years. If it does, then the 8 year loss will be 30%. The longest index histories
are found in the DJIA, FTSE 100 with FT 30, DJTA, DJUA, S&P 500, & NASDAQ
100
The number of periods in each category for the S&P 500 Index are as follows:
1 Year: 748
2 Year: 736
4 Year: 712
8 Year: 664
16 Year: 568
Dividends are not included.
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April, 2013 Data:
Part 1
FORECASTS
12 MONTH FORECAST
The 12 month forecast for the S&P 500 Index is in the table at the top of this
page. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting a Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
of 1583. The table shows a HDTFA of 228 which suggests that the May, 2014
S&P 500 could easily close anywhere between 1811 and 1355. Links to
Forecasts for twenty-two other stock indexes may be found by clicking Stock
Market Forecast at the top of any page.
BULL MARKET or BEAR MARKET?
A forecast for the primary trend in the U.S. Stock Market is updated in this site
with a three month time delay. Artificial Intelligence is used to identify major
turning points in the broad U.S. Stock Market. The forecast is either a Bull
Market Signal (up) or a Bear Market Signal (down). This mathematical system
performed very well in a one hundred year backtest and also in real time since
going live in 2005. To get the forecast signal for the broad U.S Stock Market,
click Stock Market Forecast at the top of any page. Then select the Bull Market
& Bear Market Forecast.
10 YEAR FORECAST
Forecast-Chart.com publishes a Ten Year Forecast for the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index. The Ten Year Forecast estimates the probability that the S&P
500 equity index will achieve certain gain or loss benchmarks at a point in time
ten years in the future. For example, look at the top line of the table immediately
below this paragraph. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting a probability of 5%
that the S&P 500 Index will be down at least 20% in 10 years (April, 2023 close
compared to April, 2013 close).
PROBABILITY
Down at least 20% 5%
Down at least 10% 6%
Down 7%
Up 93%
Up at least 10% 90%
Up at least 20% 89%
Up at least 30% 88%
Up at least 40% 88%
Up at least 50% 84%
Up at least 100% 70%
Up at least 150% 51%
Up at least 200% 25%
Over 100 YEARS of historical data was used to calculate the probabilities in the
table above. Dividends are not included. So you must add expected dividends
to the forecasted gain to estimate the total return for the equities represented
by this index. Each month, new data is entered into the forecasting model and
the S&P 500 is assigned a rank from 1 to 10. The best rank is 10 and the worst
is 1. That ranking determines the Ten Year Forecast for the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index . The data used in the forecasting model is updated monthly
and may change the forecast, particularly after substantial movements in the
S&P 500. The latest ranking of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index is 8.
Forecast-Chart.com publishes a 10 Year Forecast for 12 of the 23 stock market
indexes covered at Forecast-Chart.com. The indexes with the highest
probability of gaining over 200% in the next 10 years are the S&P TSX Index
and the NASDAQ 100. The indexes with the lowest probability of gaining over
200% in the next 10 years are the S&P SmallCap 600 and the S&P MidCap
400. To see these forecasts, click the Stock Market Forecast link at the top of
any page, then select the index you are interested in.
The last time that the S&P 500 Index received the best rank (10) was 6/2009,
when the S&P 500 Index closed at 919. The last time that the S&P 500 Index
received a rank of 9 was 12/2012, when the S&P 500 Index closed at 1426. The
last time that the S&P 500 Index received the worst rank (1) was 10/2000, when
the S&P 500 Index closed at 1429. The last time that the S&P 500 Index
received a rank of 2 was 1/2001, when the S&P 500 Index closed at 1366. Last
month's close for the S&P 500 Index is in the Market Highlights section below.
Part 2
MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
All Time High 1598 (April, 2013)
April, 2013 close 1598
10 Year Return 74%
5 Year Low 735 (February, 2009)
Gain From 5 Year Low 117%
The highest all time monthly close in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
was 1598 in April, of 2013. The S&P 500 Index is up 74% over the last 10
years. It has gained 14% over the last 12 months.
The April close was 28.38 points higher than the March, 2013 close of 1569,
resulting in a 1.81% rise in April.
The 5 year market low for the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index was 735 in
February of 2009. The April, 2013 close at 1597.57 represents a 117% gain
since February, 2009.
Forecast-Chart.com's historical research covers the S&P 500 back to February,
1950. All calculations are based on the monthly market close in the Standard &
Poor's 500 Stock Index, excluding dividends.
This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for the S&P 500 Index. For
links to longer term charts, look at the links under the five year chart (above).
One link opens a ten year chart. Another opens our longest term graph on the
S&P 500 Index. Just one glance at our long term charts can provide
tremendous insight into the historical trends of the financial markets. The table
above presents historical data on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
categorized by the months of the calendar.
In this site, you may view the month, year, five & ten year returns for 23 stock
market indexes in one convenient table. U.S. & foreign, small cap & large cap
indexes are included. Click the Market Trend Analysis link above. It's under the
chart. The table of contents for Market Trend Analysis will open. Click the link to
the Stock Index Return Scoreboard in the table of contents.
Part 3
ROLLING RETURNS, 1950 - 2013: S&P 500 Index
Rolling Period Last / Percentile Best / Average / Worst
1 Year 14% / 65th 53% / 9% / -45%
2 Year 17% / 50th 87% / 17% / -48%
4 Year 83% / 88th 172% / 36% / -39%
8 Year 38% / 34th 272% / 85% / -41%
16 Year 99% / 25th 946% / 250% / 24%
How do you read the table?
For example: Rolling 2 year period returns are shown on the second row. In the
latest rolling 2 year period, (5/2011 - 4/2013), the S&P 500 Index returned 17%.
That period scored in the 50th percentile, meaning that it scored better than
50% of all rolling 2 year periods since 1950. The Best rolling 2 Year period
since 1950 returned 87%. The worst returned -48%. The average rolling 2 year
period returned 17%.
What is a rolling period?
It's an overlapping period in a data base. For example: In the 2 year period
included in 2000 - 2001, there are 13 complete rolling 12 Month Periods. The
first is January, 2000 - December, 2000. The second is February, 2000 -
January, 2001. The third is March, 2000 - February, 2001 and so on. The last
complete rolling 12 Month Period in the 2000 - 2001 period is January, 2001 -
December, 2001.
How is this information useful?
Best and worst case scenarios may be estimated based on historical facts.
Also, the relationship of the periods is sometimes very helpful. Suppose that the
worst rolling 8 year period in the last 50 years returned -30%. Suppose also
that the latest 4 year period has returned -50%. Market psychology at this point
may be one of great fear or possibly even panic. If the market stays flat for 4
more years, it will break the 8 year decline record by a whopping 20%! (-50%
minus -30% equals -20%.) 50 plus year records are not often broken. That
provides reason to hope that the market will recover that 20% over the next 4
years. If it does, then the 8 year loss will be 30%. The longest index histories
are found in the DJIA, FTSE 100 with FT 30, DJTA, DJUA, S&P 500, & NASDAQ
100
The number of periods in each category for the S&P 500 Index are as follows:
1 Year: 748
2 Year: 736
4 Year: 712
8 Year: 664
16 Year: 568
Dividends are not included.
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Monthly close for the S&P 500 Stock Index is plotted in gray. The forecast for the target month is
shown in green. See other links related to this stock index below.
shown in green. See other links related to this stock index below.
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stock market with GNP, inflation, interest rates, home values and the dollar on one chart... List of
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