Gavekal Capital: Spike in Distribution of European Stock Hits 2011 Levels

Monday, August 11, 2014

Spike in Distribution of European Stock Hits 2011 Levels

A while back, we noted investors' generally muted appetite for stock accumulation, as evidenced by our accumulation/distribution indicator:

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On a regional basis, however, the picture looks more varied.  Investment in MSCI Asia-Pacific picked up nicely until the recent correction (though it remains positive), while trading in MSCI North America equities has had a slight bias towards selling for most of the year so far:

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Meanwhile, positive accumulation trends that have prevailed in MSCI Europe since the beginning of 2013 broke down in mid-July and have since accelerated towards a level of net distribution not seen since 2011:

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