Episode summary
JC Parets Returns (FvF Ep. 197)
Facts vs Feelings
· · 1 hr 1 min · Hosts: Ryan Detrick, Sonu Varghese · Guests: JC Parets
Summary
JC Parets argues that the market still looks like a bull market because the breadth data do not resemble a developing bear market. He points to the NYSE advance-decline line making an all-time high and the percentage of Russell 3000 stocks above their 200-day moving average at cycle highs, saying those are not the kinds of conditions that appear when stocks are broadly breaking down.
He also says the dollar’s strength has been a headwind, but not enough to derail equities, and that a rollover in the dollar could become a meaningful tailwind for risk assets, metals, and Latin America. On sector leadership, he sees a major unwind happening inside technology: software is catching up after extreme dispersion, while semiconductors cool off, and he thinks some software names were sold too aggressively.
A big part of the conversation is about financials. JC says the S&P Bank Index breaking above its 2007 highs, along with strength in midcap and European financials, is one of the market’s most underappreciated bullish signals. He also pushes back on alarmist takes around margin debt and leveraged ETF flows, arguing those figures are often misread and are small relative to the overall market.
Key takeaways
- JC Parets says the NYSE advance-decline line at an all-time high and the Russell 3000 above-200-day figure at cycle highs argue against a bear market.
- JC Parets thinks a weaker dollar would be a tailwind for equities, metals, and Latin America after the market already proved resilient to dollar strength.
- JC Parets sees software catching up after extreme relative weakness, while semiconductors cool, creating a major dispersion unwind inside technology.
- JC Parets says the S&P Bank Index breaking above 2007 highs is a major bullish signal and a bad setup for a broad equity bear case.
- JC Parets dismisses margin debt-to-GDP scare stories and says leveraged ETF flows are too small to matter much at the market level.
Notable quotes
“In fact, we are actually seeing the exact opposite. The advanced decline line on the New York Stock Exchange closed last week at the highest levels ever”
“I use a deductive method when it comes to approaching the marketplace in a very similar way to in the wine world, right”
“They built the future of finance, right? Okay. And like that's where we're going”
“the bank index right now is breaking out to new all-time highs. S&P bank index just now, this month is breaking out or last month above the great financial crisis highs”
How the episode opens
Welcome to the Facts Versus Feelings podcast. I'm your host, Brian Dietrich, and I'm joined by my co-host, Sonar Geese. Cutting through the noise each week with Ryan Dietrich, chief market strategist, and Sonovar Geese, chief macro strategist.
Taking out the boring and helping investors focus on what really matters. Well, everybody, you're in for a treat. This latest episode of Facts Versus Feelings is bringing back a fan favorite.
We were joined by JC Prett, the founder at over at Trend Labs. It was an amazing conversation without leading the witness too much. So zone, did you learn something?
Always. You know, it's just fun to hang out with JC. But no, he tells it like it is, right?
He keeps it. I think that's how I would describe it. And you know, the nice thing is is he's you know, you you'll hear the conversation, you know, when he thinks about facts, he focus on price.
Price is the facts. That's what I really loved. I mean, you know, if you want one fact for markets, look at the price.
That's it. No, exactly. I don't think we need any more intro than that.
You guys are going to love this one. There's a reason JC brings a lot of views and a lot of opinions. Uh because he's really, really good at it.
Without further ado, here is episode 197 of Facts Versus Feelings. And backed by extremely popular demand, the world's most I was going to make a joke about Jeff Degraphth, but uh we didn't get Jeff. He was busy.
So, we have the next best thing. JC Prett is back. JC Prett returns to Facts Versus Feelings, episode 197.
JC, how we doing?
Listen, if I if I can be second to Jeff Degraphth, I'm good with that.
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Topics
- market breadth
- dollar outlook
- crypto and tokenization
- financials breakout
- margin debt leverage
Companies and tickers mentioned
- Carson Group
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