Weekly Market Review Notes

Yesterday saw a new record close on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a renewal of the panic buying we saw earlier in the year. While it is great to see that the Dow has retraced all of the losses from the 2008 decline I am concerned about what message will be directed towards individual investors. The asset allocation/buy and hold crowd will use this milestone to "prove" that markets always come back so that their approach is still valid. This is true, but it ignores the fact that it took the market almost 6 years to come back and the lost opportunity cost associated with that.

Equity Markets

Our momentum indicators are still extremely bullish on the stock market. Our positive reading on stocks does not mean that the market is guaranteed to rise from here. There are still many risks on the horizon (Poor corporate earnings, problems in Europe, slowing economy, partisan bickering in Washington, etc) that could cause a selloff. However, our research suggests that when our momentum indicators are bullish the rewards of being invested outweigh the risks.

In the US we are now heavily weighted towards small cap stocks as they are showing the strongest momentum.. Globally, we continue to favor broad based International Developed Stocks. Shorter term the market is now looking overbought and we are selling the last of our countertrend positions this morning to go to 100% cash in our shorter term models.

Equity Matrix

Time Frame

Market Condition

TTM Positioning

Short Term

Overbought

100% Cash

Intermediate Term

Uptrend

Fully Invested- S&P 500 & Small Cap

Fixed Income Markets

Our momentum indicators show all areas of the bond market are weakening. High yield bonds are still the only area we see with any momentum as they can tend to trade more like stocks than bonds at times.

We continue to hold our counter trend position in long term Treasuries. We understand that over the intermediate and long term Treasuries are probably the worst bet you can make, but over the short term they are looking oversold and have provided protection during selloffs.

Fixed Income Matrix

Time Frame

Market Condition

TTM Positioning

Short Term

Oversold

100% Invested in Treasury Bonds

Intermediate Term

Most markets in a downtrend

1/4 Invested in High Yield Bonds

Top Holdings

1. Small Cap Stocks

2. Cash

3. S&P 500

4. Dividend Paying Stocks

401k Advice

Below is our recommended allocation for 401k plans held outside of TWM:

Risk Tolerance*

Asset Type

Asset Class

Conservative

Moderate

Aggressive

Stock

S&P 500

20%

33.3%

Stock

Mid Cap Stock**

20%

33.3%

Stock

Small Cap Stock**

20%

33.3%

Fixed Income

High Yield Bond***

33%

13%

Cash

Cash

67%

27%

100%

100%

100%

* This should be based on the amount of risk/return you are looking for on this

block of money.

**If you do not have Mid Cap and/or Small Cap funds available that part of the

allocation can go into the S&P 500.

***If you do not have multiple bond funds then fixed income allocation can go into an

investment grade bond fund and/or multi-sector bond fund.

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