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03 March 2009

Question: Where are stock prices headed?

But our real question is: "How much lower?"

Using our chart showing the time-shifted acceleration rates of both stock prices and dividends per share, we may be able to anticipate where stock prices will be headed based upon the latest information we have about the expected future values for dividends per share for the S&P 500:

S&P 500 Accelerations of Average Monthly Index Value and Trailing Year Dividends per Share with Futures as of 3 March 2009

We find our target range of 655 to 680 by asking what the average value of the S&P 500 would have to be to decline to the level indicated by the latest dividend futures data, given the typical range of our dividend amplification factor that we've observed since 2001. We've previously shown that the acceleration rate of stock prices is the product of this amplification factor and the acceleration rate of expected dividends per share.

Meanwhile, we were amused by this quote from Reuters' article Wall St Mostly Inches Up After Obama's Comments:

U.S. stocks mostly edged higher on Tuesday after President Barack Obama said share prices are potentially a good deal at current levels, offsetting persistent uncertainty about plans to shore up the financial system.

Once again, this is further evidence of our contention that Barack Obama is just not a very smart man when it comes to money. Speaking of the effects of his comments upon the stock market:

S&P 500 Market Action as of 1:29 PM EST 3 March 2009

Based on this chart, we suspect that someone at Reuters has a very unique definition of the word "Up".

Update: And here's where the S&P 500 closed for the day:

S&P 500 After the Bell, 3 March 2009

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