Despite valuations looking "stretched" and sentiment indicators trading at extreme levels, liquidity injections from major central banks could be enough to generate new highs in markets..
@GoldmanSachs expects another 2 to 3 trillion USD of liquidity to reach markets in 2021, and sees an S&P 500 at 4,300 by December 2021
@BankofAmerica estimated that the World world generated a 22 trillion USD stimulus (combined fiscal and monetary) in 2020, nearly a quarter of global GDP. Fed's balance sheet reached 40% of US GDP, its highest level since Fed inception in December 1913
@MorganStanley expects another 3.4 trillion USD to reach markets in 2021 and therefore projects another 10% increase in US equities, which would levitate the S&P 500 up to 4,070 by year-end 2021.
@jpmorgan estimated that the worst outcome - L-shape 'recovery' - could raise the Fed assets up to 14tr USD by the end of 2021
Most likely scenario sits between a U and V-shape recovery, implying another 1 to 2tr USD of liquidity this year
Base case S&P 500 price target of 4,400
Despite their 'overbought' status, we still think that US equities have another year ahead of them and that the S&P 500 is likely to break through its psychological resistance of 4,000 within the next three to six months with a peak probably priced for early 2022