Zach Abraham, Chief Investment Officer and Principal at Bulwark Capital Management, appeared on Cheddar.com again on Friday, April 17, live from the New York Stock Exchange, to discuss the effect that the coronavirus outbreak was having on stock markets. At that time, markets were at their highest point since March 10.
“Right now, the market is trading based on coronavirus news, which we think is a mistake. We equate it to focusing on a hurricane—nobody’s obsessed about when the hurricane will be over, the question is, what damage is left will be left in its wake?”
Zach went on to make the point that the market being up is, of course, a good thing, as is news of a potential vaccine being announced by Gideon, “We’re all cheering for that.” Also, he doesn’t have a crystal ball—no one does. But he urges caution since a vaccine could take 11 months or longer, and he encourages investors to start looking more closely at underlying market fundamentals being exacerbated by the coronavirus. “They’re bad, they’re really bad. You’ve got the S&P at a 22 price-to-earnings (PE) ratio going into the most severe economic shock in history. I’m just going to bet that doesn’t last; it’s not warranted.” Zach said he expects some potentially shocking earnings reports in the upcoming year from companies who simply cannot forecast sales accurately at this time, or what may happen with some of their divisions due to unpredictable future economic fallout.
Watch the full episode here: https://cheddar.com/media/stocks-close-higher-dow-hits-for-first-time-since-march
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