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As the year winds to a close, we find ourselves in the grip of a mild but long bull market in emerging markets stocks, and the big question on all investors’ minds is whether the trend will continue into the new year. No one knows, of course, but the Cabot system says there’s no reason to fight the trend!

While the Cabot Emerging Markets Timer continues to flash a green light, there’s no doubt that buyers and sellers are locked in a battle right now, as the MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has been heading sideways for 15 sessions. In response, we’re doing a bit of house-cleaning in the portfolio.

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Another year is coming to an end. It was a crummy year for the market. The current roughly -20% YTD return for the S&P 500 with two days left marks the worst yearly performance for the market since 2008.


Although it’s been a tough year for stocks, history strongly suggests that 2023 should be a lot better. In the last 42 years, there have only been 7 calendar years of negative market returns and 35 years of positive returns. Of those 7 negative years, 5 were followed by years when the market rebounded at least 20%.

A terrible year in the market just ended and it is highly likely that this year will be much better. That’s good news. The bad news is that the first part of 2023 may be just like 2022.

The results are in. The indexes returned the following for 2022; S&P 500 (-19.4%), Dow Jones (-9%), and the Nasdaq (-33%). It was the worst year for stocks since the financial crisis year of 2008. Plus, many individual stocks were down far more than the indexes.

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This year stunk. Next year should be better. Remember that if the market falls to a new low early next year.

There are some very good reasons to believe the market will turn around in 2023. Stocks trend higher over time. The average bear market lasts around 15 months. This one is almost a year old. Of the seven negative-returning calendar years for the market since 1980, five were followed by years of returns of over 20%.

2022 is finally behind us, but it’s important not to let last year’s bear market keep us from finding life-changing investing opportunities in 2023.

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The market has started to stink up the place again because of better-than-expected economic news. I kid you not.

Strong jobs growth and continuing strength in pockets of the economy are spoiling recent investor optimism. Economic strength is not what the Fed wants to see in its battle against inflation. Strength in the economy indicates that perhaps the Fed will have to remain aggressive for longer to slow down the economy and snuff out inflation.

Earnings season is here again. It’s that time of the quarter that has so often buoyed and reinvigorated the market. But this one is unusual because average earnings are expected to shrink.

Earnings boomed after the pandemic. But now there are much tougher year-over-year comparisons and a slowing economy. The average earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected to decline 3.9% from last year’s fourth quarter.

The recent market rally has leveled off and is wavering. The next few days may determine whether the market rally continues, or the indexes retreat once again.

The latest upturn has been stoked by optimism over retreating inflation and a softer, gentler Fed. The Central Bank is widely expected to raise the Fed Funds rate at a slower 0.50% pace, versus the last four hikes of 0.75%, at the December meeting in two weeks. But Chairman Powell is giving a speech today. Any indication of a higher-than-expected hike will undo the major reason for the recent rally.