When stocks as an asset class are in a strong uptrend, or “bull market” as some like to call it, they don’t just perform well on an absolute basis, but they also tend to outperform their alternatives. Two perfectly good alternatives to owning stocks are Bonds and Precious Metals.
As you can see in this chart, in early March the S&P500 broke key support relative to both US Treasury Bonds and Gold. All of that former support since 2018 “should” turn into resistance, based on our polarity principles.
And it did: [Read more…]