Equity investors like it when the markets are in “risk-on” mode.
What’s that mean? Well, it means when investors are more willing to take risks. When this happens, the stock market heads higher… and with a stronger trend.
A few areas that indicate “risk-on” are small and micro-cap stocks, junk bonds, and growth stocks (among others). Today we look at growth stocks and compare them to the counterpart value stocks.
Above is a “monthly” ratio performance ratio chart of the Vanguard growth stocks ETF (VUG) to Vanguard value stocks ETF (VTV). Here you can see where (in time) growth stocks have out-performed value stocks. The steepest move higher came over 8 months in 2020, as the stock market raged back from the coronavirus crash. Since then, the growth/value stocks ratio has consolidated in a potentially bullish “cup” formation.
A breakout by this ratio at (1) would send a positive message to the broad market! Stay tuned!
This article was first written for See It Markets.com. To see the original post CLICK HERE.
