We adjusted our international equity exposure to stay in harmony with global leadership and are putting some money to work domestically following the late-July breadth thrust.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management
A new quarter brings new positioning for our strategic portfolio, tilting away from equities, taking a fresh look at bonds and trimming up our commodity exposure. Recent strength in bonds has adjusting our fixed income exposure in the cyclical and yield portfolios and adding it to the tactical portfolio. While comfortable limiting our risk exposure for now, we also want to lean toward where the evidence suggests the market is heading.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management
It remains a risk off environment. With the indexes breaking down (S&P 500 at lowest level of the year and Value Line Geometric Index back to where it was in the Summer of 2017) and selling pressure intensifying, we are trimming our equity exposure. This helps increase our liquidity (which tends to be a scarce and valuable asset in periods of turmoil) and leaves us well positioned to lean into opportunity when our bull market re-birth checklist improves.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management
A risk off environment persists. Leadership areas are coming under pressure as market correlations rise (as they typically do in periods of stress). We are reducing our exposure and move to the sidelines to ride out this period of volatility.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management: Environment Favors A Dynamic Approach
Participating in strength so far in 2022 provides us with some operational flexibility in our Dynamic Portfolios. But in a market with relatively narrow participation, it can be challenging to find ways to move from strength to strength without becoming too concentrated. That said, we are reducing exposure to some of the strongest areas of the market – taking gains more than expecting weakness. We are finding opportunities to maintain our current exposure to the market, increase our diversification and remain consistent with the message of caution coming from our risk indicators and the weight of the evidence. This remains an environment that favors a dynamic over passive approach and one in which being tactical and cyclical enhance strategic exposure.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management
Our dynamic portfolio update discusses some changes we’ve made to our holdings and takes a look at how the portfolios are faring in a period of heightened volatility for static 60/40 portfolios. We re-positioned our foreign equity exposure to move into areas of strength and adjusted our cash levels to stay in harmony with our risk indicators and the overall message from the weight of the evidence.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management – Seeking Strength in Equity Exposure
With equity market trends in the US deteriorating, we have reduced domestic equity exposure in our Cyclical and Tactical Portfolios. We are adding equity exposure where we are seeing strength overseas and remembering that asset allocation decisions don’t just come down to stocks vs bonds, but include commodities and cash as well.
[PLUS] Dynamic Portfolio Management – Neutral Evidence Calls for More Caution
With the weight of the evidence turning neutral and our tactical risk management model arguing for more caution, we have reduced our equity exposure and raised some cash in our Cyclical and Tactical Opportunity Portfolios.
