我想不通自己为什么会参与股市大竞猜。我知道这样做一点意义都没有,但去年8月还是忍不住预测标准普尔500指数(S&P 500)会明显突破狭窄的夏季交易区间。
当时我写道,动荡不安的这一年最终不太可能以持平结束。存在太多的不确定性,有太多因素可能推动股市发生极大变化。
当标普指数位于1281点时,我的逻辑可谓无懈可击。我的预测也同样错得毋庸置疑。标普500指数达到1450点水平?要不是我的损失实在太惨,这样的预测本来很有趣。该指数实际上收于903点。
到了今年夏天,美国市场再度陷入窄幅区间。而我又一次预期牛市即将到来。我觉得标普500指数今年年底将处于1150-1200点之间的水平,较周二收盘点位上涨30%。
这种情况会实现吗?实际上我认为经济要到明年才能复苏。但市场的运行方式让人难以捉摸,因为投资者关心未来的预期甚于当前的现实。那么,未来几个月有哪些因素会从根本上改变投资者的看法呢?以下是三大因素:
因素一:美国公司不断发布业绩
美国的CEO们还是有点功劳的。他们大多数都认识到,在利润方面压低承诺、制造惊喜是保住饭碗的好办法。看看强生公司(Johnson & Johnson)、百胜餐饮集团(Yum! Brands)、CSX和高盛(Goldman Sachs)最近公布的强劲业绩就知道了。英特尔(Intel)收入比大多数分析师的预期高出10%,每股收益高出一倍以上。
这并不意味着商业形势一片大好。但确实表明美国的CEO们知道如何在当前糟糕的经济环境中保护利润:降低存货量、削减成本、实行裁员。这种情况还意味着,随着分析师们向上修正各个公司的收益预期和目标价,股价更有可能上涨而不是下降。周四上午,十几位华尔街分析师上调了英特尔的目标价。英特尔股票当天上涨7%,股市上涨逾2%。
因素二:华尔街再度焕发“动物精神”
要让华尔街投资者和银行重新开始承担风险,没有什么能比信心、嫉妒和贪婪--也就是“动物精神”--更有效。高盛公布令人惊愕的半年业绩--利润52亿美元,派发薪酬114亿美元,还能有比这个更有力的刺激因素吗?
许多其他银行已经提升风险承担水平,这可以说是必然的事。看看《华尔街日报》周四所描述的摩根大通(J.P. Morgan)重新摆出傲慢姿态的情形就知道了。归还了救助资金后,摩根大通首席执行长戴蒙(Jamie Dimon)似乎急切地想让银行赚大钱。
第二季度发行的垃圾债券总额飙升至510亿美元,而此前在去年9月这类债券的发行实际上已经停顿。
这种积极进取的劲头是好事。它对需要资本的经济有好处,对于受风险资本刺激的股市也有好处。银行已经重新开始寻求更高回报,过不了多久投资者就会随之跟进了。收益率不足1%的两年期美国国债?在美联储(Fed)向经济中注入数千亿美元之时,这能算得上是回报很好的交易吗?
因素三:奥巴马总统的重点转向政治
等到今年10月,失业率高达10%、预算赤字飙升至2万亿美元、民主党议员们十分不悦的时候,奥巴马会怎么办?他真的会加剧推行向富人征税、和对金融业不利的政策吗?
这种情况似乎不太可能出现。毕竟政治家们都希望连任。如果得不到保守派民主党参议员的支持,奥巴马的整个计划就泡汤了。因此,奥巴马将会别无选择,只能改变立场。
而奥巴马从卡特(Jimmy Carter)式的方针转向克林顿(Bill Clinton)式的政策对美国经济、各个公司以及美国股市都有好处。
想想看,如果总量控制和排放交易(cap-and-trade)计划被无限期推迟,能源和公共事业类股将会飙升。而如果医疗卫生改革中去掉“公共卫生”这一项,医疗和医药类股也会获得极大提振。毕竟,在10年期国债收益率低于3.5%的情况下,默克公司(Merck)或礼来公司(Eli Lilly)为什么要维持6%的股息收益率呢?
照这么看,标普500指数能达到1200点吗?反正刺激因素已经具备了。
Investing is an art and highly emotional and subjective.
When buying stocks, if your buying decisions are based on"insiders' information or rumours" and not sound analysis, then you are gambling. Many investors enter the market when stocks prices are high (lacking of confidence to enter beforehand when prices were low). Once the stocks market crash, they tend to sell out their shares out of fear and pessimism, swearing to "chop off their fingers" and never enter the stocks market again. If such situation happens, all their previous gains may be wiped out and suffered a loss.
Investing is an art and highly emotional and subjective. Subjectivity is largely controlled by our emotions. There are times when we are optimistic or pessimistic. If we are unable to control our emotional weakness, we are unlikely to become successful investors.
To be successful, you must first understand yourself, in particular your emotions and the degree of pressure you can tolerate.
The investors should also analyse the country's economic prospects together with the earnings outlook of the major listed companies.
It is imperative that you like Mathematics as the sound mathematical knowledge plays a key role in investment.
财富為了实现梦想;而非梦想拥有财富 .
美元对亚洲货币走势图
Investing is an art and highly emotional and subjective. Subjectivity is largely controlled by our emotions. There are times when we are optimistic or pessimistic. If we are unable to control our emotional weakness, we are unlikely to become successful investors.
To be successful, you must first understand yourself, in particular your emotions and the degree of pressure you can tolerate.
The investors should also analyse the country's economic prospects together with the earnings outlook of the major listed companies.
It is imperative that you like Mathematics as the sound mathematical knowledge plays a key role in investment.
财富為了实现梦想;而非梦想拥有财富 .
美元对亚洲货币走势图
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