The Flow Show

20 for the ‘20s

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Report Details
13 June 2025 Investment Strategy Global

The Flow Show

20 for the ‘20s

Authored By
Analyst Name Michael Hartnett
Analyst Email michael.hartnett@bofa.com
Analyst Designation Investment Strategist
Analyst Region BofAS
Analyst Phone +1 646 855 1508
Analyst Name Elyas Galou
Employed by a non-US affiliate of BofAS and is not registered/qualified as a research analyst under the FINRA rules.
Analyst Email elyas.galou@bofa.com
Analyst Designation Investment Strategist
Analyst Region BofASE (France)
Analyst Phone +33 1 8770 0087
Analyst Name Anya Shelekhin
Analyst Email anya.shelekhin@bofa.com
Analyst Designation Investment Strategist
Analyst Region BofAS
Analyst Phone +1 646 855 3753
Analyst Name Myung-Jee Jung
Analyst Email myung-jee.jung@bofa.com
Analyst Designation Investment Strategist
Analyst Region BofAS
Analyst Phone +1 646 855 0389
Report Details
13 June 2025 Investment Strategy Global
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Key takeaways
  • Back to Goldilocks, end of trade war, start of tax cuts...door wide open for stock bulls if oil pop short-lived
  • Contrarian long bonds working; long EM...AI eats commodities, Emerging Markets make commodities
  • 20 charts of secular bull & bear trends in macro & markets in 2020s

BofA Data Analytics


The Flow Show

 

Chart 1: BofA Bull & Bear Indicator

Rises to 5.2 from 4.4

Chart 1: For an accessible version Merrill clients call 800-637-7455; Merrill Edge Self-Directed clients call 877-653-4732

Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy The indicator identified above as the BofA Bull & Bear Indicator is intended to be an indicative metric only and may not be used for reference purposes or as a measure of performance for any financial instrument or contract, or otherwise relied upon by third parties for any other purpose, without the prior written consent of BofA Global Research. This indicator was not created to act as a benchmark.

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

The Flow Show

Scores on the Doors: gold 25.8%, stocks 7.7%, govt bonds 6.0%, IG bonds 5.9%, HY bonds 5.4%, cash 1.9%, commodities 1.7%, oil -5.0%, crypto -5.4%, US dollar -9.1% YTD.

Zeitgeist: "Saying investors are underweight US assets is like saying the runner-up at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is underweight hot dogs; he's not underweight, he's just eaten 60 dogs in 10 minutes."

Tale of the Tape: back to Goldilocks, end of trade war, start of tax cuts…door wide open for stock bulls; but fresh US upside healthy only if breadth improves (US value vs growth at multi-year lows…need banks, mid-caps to catch, likes of WMT/COST to hold despite geopolitical oil pop); international value stocks outperforming growth (Chart 3) but watch stalled Europe & Japan banks for 1st signs of Q3 global equity "bull trap."

The Price is Right: contrarian long bonds to keep working…US govt spend growth down from 10% YoY in Dec to flat, Trump needs to keep gas prices down despite Israel-Iran, tariffs proving deflationary in US/more growth -ve in RoW, weakening US labor market, investor focus set to shift from 57 global rate cuts in H1 to Fed cuts in H2.

The Biggest Picture: AI eats commodities, Emerging Markets make commodities, US$ in bear, EM stocks at 50-year lows vs US (Chart 2), long EM…easy allocation decision.

Chart 2: Long Emerging Markets

Emerging Market vs. US equities (relative price performance, USD)

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, GFD, Bloomberg

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

More on page 2…

 

The Flow Show 

Weekly Flows: $15.0bn to bonds, $1.7bn to gold, $0.8bn to crypto, $9.1bn from cash, $10.0bn from stocks.

Weekly Flows to Know:

  • Credit: inflows to both IG bonds ($7.8bn past week) and HY bonds ($2.0bn);
  •  EM debt: 8th week of inflows and 4th biggest inflow ever ($3.8bn - Chart 4);
  • US equities: biggest outflow in 11 weeks ($9.8bn);
  • Europe equities: first outflow in 9 weeks ($0.6bn);
  • Brazil equities: biggest inflow since Jun'22 ($0.4bn).

Flows to Know:

  • US assets: $2.6tn inflow decade-to-date, 2025 inflow annualizing $575bn = 3rd largest year ever (Chart 5);
  • US assets foreign buying: $547bn inflow decade-to-date, 2025 inflow annualizing $138bn = 2nd largest year ever;
  • US stocks: $1.3tn inflow decade-to-date, 2025 inflow annualizing $316bn = 2nd largest inflow ever;
  • US stocks foreign buying: $350bn inflow decade-to-date, 2025 inflow annualizing $136bn = 2nd largest year ever (Chart 6);
  • US vs RoW stocks: decade-to-date $1.3tn to US stocks & $0.3tn to International stocks…US monopolization of global equity inflows has dropped from 86% in 2024 to 72% in 2025.

BofA Private Clients: $3.9tn AUM…63.3% stocks (highest since Apr'22); private clients selling bonds at fastest pace in 2 months; in ETFs private clients buying HY, TIPS, and utilities stocks past 4 weeks, selling Japan, dividend, and energy stocks.

BofA Bull & Bear Indicator: jumps to 5.2 from 4.4 (largest jump since Oct'24 China stimulus); BofA Bull & Bear Indicator at 3-month high on strong inflows to HY bonds & EM assets, robust credit market technicals, strong global stock index breadth.

BofA Global Breadth Rule: when >88% of MSCI ACWI country stock indices trading above 50-& 200-day moving averages…sell, and when >88% trading below…buy; past 3 weeks 80-84% trading >50/200dma…stocks close to overbought territory.

The Longest Pictures: in advance of publication of 7th edition of BofA's Longest Pictures, we showcase 20 charts on secular trends in the macro & markets in the 2020s (Charts 7-24).

 

Chart 3: Value outperforming growth for global, but not US stocks

Value vs Growth: MSCI ACWI ex. US and S&P 500

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg, GFD Finaeon

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 4: 4th biggest inflow on record to EM debt funds

EM debt fund flows (weekly & 4-week MA)

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, EPFR

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 5: 2025 annualizing 3rd largest year of inflow to US assets

US assets fund flows (annual cumulative, $bn)

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, EPFR. *2025 YTD annualized

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 6: Foreign inflow to US stocks YTD annualizing 2nd largest year

Foreign flows to US equity funds (annual cumulative, $bn)

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, EPFR. *2025 YTD annualized

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

 

Chart 7: 5000 Years of Interest Rates

Interest rates since 3000BC

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Source: Bank of England, Global Financial Data, Homer and Sylla "A History of Interest Rates" (2005), Bloomberg.

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: past 5 years interest rates up from 5000-year lows to more historical norms as great disinflation of 1980-2020 ended by start of fiscal excess & end of globalization.
  • 2020s: era of big secular shifts in society (inequality to inclusion), policy (monetary to fiscal), trade (globalization to isolationism), all inflationary trends, all say bonds in early-stage secular bear market, won't end until bond vigilantes force governments to end big deficits and/or AI incites jump in productivity/fall in labor costs via unemployment.
  • 2025: that said, nothing more contrarian than being "long the long bond"; we say good reasons to be cyclically long bonds in '25 underappreciated…why bond returns +6% YTD.

 

Chart 8: Deficits

US government budget balance as % of GDP since 1791

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, GFD Finaeon,, Moody's. Deficit estimate for 2034 based on Moody's rationale for US sovereign rating downgrade on 15 May'25.

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: big secular shift from small government to big government; US budget deficit has averaged 9% of GDP past 5 years driven by 65% jump in government spending from $4.5tn to $7tn; set to remain 7-9% of GDP on passage of "One Big Beautifull Bill".
  • Fun fact: government budget surpluses so rare…last time China ran budget surplus was 2007, US 2001, Japan 1992, France 1974, Italy 1905.

 

 

Chart 9: Debt

US national debt since 1901 & CBO projections

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, CBO, Haver. *CBO projections

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: global government debt up 40% in past 4 years to $100tn; in 2025 US national debt currently $36tn, set to rise to $39tn next year according to CBO.
  • US debt & deficits remain biggest reason consensus "short the long bond" and increasingly bearish the US dollar.
  • Fun fact: US interest payments on debt currently more than $1tn per annum and will keep rising until US Treasury 5-year yield (currently 4.0%) falls below 3.3%...why Trump administration wants Fed to ease rates quickly in H2'25.

 

 

Chart 10: Boom

US nominal GDP ($tn) since 1960

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: past 5 years US nominal GDP up an exceptional 50% (real GDP added 23 ppt, inflation 27ppt); biggest reason why past 5 years 30-year US Treasury down 50% while stocks, crypto, gold at all-time highs.
  • 2020s: US nominal "boom" much more slowly next 5 years as government spending slows and electoral desire for lower inflation/cost of living.
  • 2020s: next 5 years the "Anything but Bonds" trade flips for US to RoW as fiscal policy excess flips from US to Europe & Asia.

 

 

Chart 11: Wealth

US household holdings of equities as % of total financial assets

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, DLX Haver, Federal Reserve

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: K-shape consumer spending driven by huge wealth effect as financial asset prices boomed; US equities currently near record 30% of US households' financial assets ($129tn), surpassing secular highs in 1968 and 2000.
  • Fun fact: US household equity net worth rose $7.4tn in 2023 and $8.8tn in 2024, but falling $1.5tn in Q1'25.

 

 

Chart 12: Populism

Mainstream* parties' share of parliamentary election vote (% turnout)

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, House of Commons Library, data.gouv.fr. *Mainstream parties in UK = Conservative Party, Labour; in France = Conservatives (Republicans, UMP, RPR), Centrists, Socialist Party; in Germany = CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, the Greens.

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: politics have turned more populist as electorates have vote against inflation, inequality, immigration, and vote isolationism.
  • 2020s: Trump's sweep in the US Presidential election most consequential populist victory of past 12 months, but voters ousted "incumbents" in 26 of the 32 elections in 2024; share of votes won by mainstream parties fall to its lowest in the UK since 1918 in (57%), lowest in France since 1945 (36%), lowest in Germany (49%) since 1945.

 

Chart 13: Protectionism

US duties collected, % of total imports

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, DLX Haver, United States International Trade Commission

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: Occupy Wall St, Brexit, Trump 1.0 were all augers of electorates voting for less "globalization", and in 2020s COVID, supply chains, China-US tech war, geopolitical sanctions and so on, trend toward less global freedom of movement in goods, services, people, capital has deepened.
  • 2025: the effective US tariff rate is currently set to rise to 12%, highest level since 1940, signaling reversal of global disinflation of past 4 decades.

 

 

Chart 14: 1000 Years of Technological Disruption

Technological disruption since 1000 AD

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Global Financial Data

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2000s: central banks & globalization primary drivers of the global economy & financial markets past 40 years, but great disinflation aided and abetted past 20 years by technological driving inflation & wages lower on Main Street, and profit margins & asset prices on Wall Street.
  • 2020s: acceleration of AI dispersion, to be followed by quantum computing, tech remains the world's favorite secular trend, monopolistic US tech companies (e.g., the Magnificent 7) world's equity market leadership, would be almost a surprise if Minor League AI bubble didn't turn Major League in coming years.

 

 

Chart 15: Productivity

US labor productivity: output per hour (QoQ SAAR %, 3-year moving average)

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Source: BofA Research Investment Committee, PIIE, Bloomberg, BLS, BEA, Kendrick (1961)

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: past 3 years US labor productivity 1.5%, better than 2010s, but well below 1990s (2.3%) and 2000s (2.8%).
  • 2020s: AI widely expected to be engine of 3rd productivity wave of the past 80 years, many forecasting AI to boost productivity toward 3% by 2030…not a moment too soon.

 

 

Chart 16: China

Household consumption vs exports as % of China GDP

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, World Bank

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: China the stock market to avoid in 2020s; but China outperformed US stocks '24, doing it again in '25.
  • 2020s: DeepSeek and need for global investors to own China tech one reason; bigger reason is inflection point in rebalancing of China economy away from exports toward consumption; China consumption currently 40% of GDP (vs India/Brazil 60% & US 70%) and big fiscal policy stimulus (4.5% of GDP in H2'24) driving faster rebalancing.

 

 

Chart 17: Europe

Military expenditures for major economies since 1949

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Note: latest data as of 2023

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: war, trade wars, and "America First" policies forcing Europe to reduce its dependence on China for exports, US for security, Russia for energy.
  • 2020s: Europe defense spend dwarfed by US, China, Russia.
  • 2025: Europe stepping up to plate…NATO summit to lift Europe defense spending by $400-500bn per annum by 2034; Germany to run budget deficit 4-5% of GDP/increase fiscal spend by $1.1tn next 4 years.
  • Fun fact: current 73k full-time personnel of British Army significantly less than capacity of Wembley Stadium.

 

Chart 18: Japan

Japan urban land price index since 1955

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, DLX Haver

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • 2020s: 40-years of Japanese deflation has ended…land prices dropped 80% but now rising 2% YoY, fastest pace in 34 years.
  • 2025: Japan wage growth wages up 5% YoY, new inflation cycle forcing Bank of Japan to unwind exceptional monetary stimulus of past 26 years, embark on a rate tightening cycle (3 hikes in past 15 months), induce new bull markets in bank & real estate stocks.

 

 

Chart 19: Bonds

30-year US Treasury total return index since 1915

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg, Global Financial Data, ICE Data Indices LLC

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • US 30-year Treasury down 50% in past 5 years.
  • Current 10-year rolling return from US government bonds = -0.1%., worst in 90 years.
  • Secular contrarian trade = long bonds.

 

Chart 20: Stocks

S&P 500 Trailing 4Q Price-to-Earnings Ratio

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg, GFD Finaeon

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • US equity trailing PE currently 25x, exceeded only in 1999 and 2021.
  • Current 10-year rolling return from US stocks = 13.3%.
  • Secular contrarian trade is short US stocks.

 

 

Chart 21: Bubbles

History of asset bubbles since 1977

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • "Magnificent 7" trading at 45x trailing P/E, up 192% since Mar'23…history of equity bubbles…average peak PE = 58x, average price gain 244%.
  • Only bonds end bubbles, and a cyclical move lower in US bond yields amidst AI capex acceleration most potent catalysts for AI bubble coming quarters.
  • Fun fact: Magnificent 7 market cap of $16 trillion is bigger than 1734 stocks in MSCI ACWI ETF.

 

Chart 22: US dollar

US dollar index (DXY) since 1967

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • US dollar in early-stage secular bear market; deterioration of the US government balance sheet, Fed policy credibility & independence, new catalysts for China, Europe, Japan.

 

Chart 23: International

US relative to Rest-of-World stocks since 1950

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Global Financial Data, Bloomberg

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • International equities in early-stage bull market driven by China private consumption, European rearmament, Japan inflation; international stocks hit 70-year low relative to US in Nov'24.

 

Chart 24: Gold

Gold spot price ($/oz) since 1920

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Global Financial Data, Bloomberg

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  • Major gold bull markets have always coincided with major economic and credit events leading to big growth and/or inflation shocks…1930s Great Depression, 1970s stagflation, 2010s GFC, war & populism in 2020s.
  • Fun fact: BofA private clients currently have just 0.4% of their AUM in gold (vs the 1.1% high in Dec'15).
  • More broadly, commodities in early-stage bull market and big AI winner in coming years.

 

Asset Class Flows (Table 1)

Equities: $10.0bn outflow ($0.5bn inflow to ETFs, $10.5bn outflow from mutual funds)

Bonds: inflows past 7 weeks ($15.0bn)

Precious metals: inflows past 3 weeks ($1.7bn)

 

  Table 1:  Cumulative YTD flows by asset class

Global flows by asset class, $mn

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Wk % AUM

YTD

YTD %AUM

Equities

0.0%

276,486

 1.2%

ETFs

0.0%

439,693

3.7%

LO

-0.1%

-163,344

-1.5%

Bonds

0.2%

238,627

2.9%

Commodities

0.4%

48,238

8.0%

Money-market

-0.1%

412,626

4.3%

*week ended 06/11/2025: Source: EPFR Global

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Fixed Income Flows (Chart 20)

IG Bond inflows past 7 weeks ($7.8bn)

HY Bond inflows past 7 weeks ($2.0bn)

EM Debt inflows past 8 weeks ($3.8bn)

Munis inflows resume ($1.9bn)

Govt/Tsy outflows past 2 weeks ($0.4bn)

TIPS outflows resume ($0.1bn)

Bank loan outflows resume ($0.3bn)

 

Equity Flows (Table 2)

US: outflows past 4 weeks ($9.8bn)

Japan: outflows resume ($1.3bn)

Europe: outflows resume ($0.6bn)

EM: outflows resume ($0.5bn)

By style: outflows US small cap ($0.8bn), US value ($0.9bn), US growth ($1.3bn), US large cap ($9.9bn).

By sector: inflows materials ($1.4bn), consumer ($1.0bn), com svs ($0.7bn), real estate ($0.6bn), energy ($0.4bn), utilities ($0.2bn), outflows financials ($0.9bn), tech ($1.0bn), healthcare ($1.2bn).

 

  Table 2:  US equity inflows still dominating YTD

Global equity flows by region, $mn

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Wk % AUM

YTD

 Total Equities

 0.0%

276,486

  long-only funds

-0.1%

-163,344

ETFs

0.0%

439,693

  Total EM

0.0%

1,800

 Brazil

2.9%

594

India

0.0%

-1,720

China

-0.3%

-6,440

Total DM

0.0%

274,686

 US

-0.1%

132,642

Europe

0.0%

44,985

Japan

-0.1%

4,498

International

0.0%

83,453

Total Equities = Total EM + Total DM

Source: EPFR Global

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

 

  Chart 25:  FICC inflows to EM debt, gold & silver, and commodities

Weekly FICC flows as a % AUM

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Source: EPFR Global

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

BofA private client flows & allocations

  Chart 26:  Private clients bought HY bonds, TIPS, & utilities

BofA private clients 4-week ETF flows as % of AUM

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Source: BofA Global investment Strategy

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 27: GWIM equity allocation at 63%

BofA private client equity holdings as % of AUM

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Source: BofA Global investment Strategy

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 28: GWIM debt allocation at 19%

BofA private client debt holdings as % of AUM

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 29: GWIM cash allocation at 11%

BofA private client cash holdings as % of AUM

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BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  Chart 30:  GWIM equity ETFs 19%, debt ETFs 15% of AUM

BofA private client ETF holdings as % of AUM

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

  Chart 31:  BofA private clients continue to add to T-notes

BofA private client cumulative inflow to Treasuries since '18

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

The Asset Class Quilt of Total Returns

Chart 32: Historical asset class performance by year

Ranked cross asset returns by year since 2000

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg. *2025 YTD

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

BofA Rules & Tools

Table 3: BofA Global Investment Strategy Proprietary Indicators

Current reading of all BofA Global Investment Strategy Proprietary Indicators

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  Proprietary Indicators

Category

Current reading

Current signal

Duration of signal

Contrarian

 

 

 

 

BofA Bull & Bear Indicator (B&B)

Contrarian

5.2

Neutral

1-3 months

Sell when investor sentiment > 8.0; Buy when investor sentiment < 2.0

 

 

 

 

BofA Global FMS Cash Indicator

Contrarian

4.5%

Neutral

4 weeks

Buy when cash at or above 5.0%; Sell when cash at or below 4.0%

 

 

 

 

BofA Global Breadth Rule

Contrarian

84.4%

Neutral

3 months

Buy when net 88% of markets in MSCI ACWI trading below 200-day moving & 50-day moving averages

 

 

 

 

BofA Global Flow Trading Rule

Contrarian

0.7%

Neutral

8 weeks

Buy when outflows from global equities & HY > 1.0% AUM over 4wks; Sell when inflows > 1.0% AUM over 4wks

 

 

 

 

BofA EM Flow Trading Rule

Contrarian

-0.1%

Neutral

8 weeks

 Buy when outflows from EM equities > 3.0% of AUM; Sell when inflows > 1.5% of AUM over 4 wks

 

 

 

 

Macro

 

 

 

 

BofA Global EPS Growth Model

Macro

3%

EPS growth rising

6-12 months

Model indicates trend in year-on-year change in 12-month forward global EPS growth.

 

 

 

 

Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy. For a (see report) guide to our trading models

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH 

 

BofA Bull & Bear Indicator (B&B)

Our BofA Bull & Bear Indicator is at 5.2 signal is Neutral.

Chart 33: BofA Bull & Bear Indicator

Rises to 5.2 from 4.4

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Table 4: BofA B&B Indicator

BofA Bull & Bear current component readings

Components

Percentile

Sentiment

HF positioning

7%

V Bearish

Credit mkt technicals

88%

V Bullish

Equity market breadth

99%

V Bullish

Equity flows

29%

Bearish

Bond flows

89%

V Bullish

LO positioning

15%

V Bearish

Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg, EPFR Global, Lipper FMI, Global FMS, CFTC, MSCI

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

 

Chart 34: BofA Bull & Bear Indicator at 5.2

BofA Bull & Bear Indicator since 2002

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Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, EPFR Global, FMS, CFTC, MSCI

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

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2025 Cross-Asset Winners & Losers

Table 5: 2025 YTD ranked returns

Year-to-date cross asset returns in US dollar terms

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 Ranked Returns, USD-terms (YTD 2025)

 

Assets

 

Equities

 

Sectors

 

Fixed Income

 

FX vs. USD

 

Commodities

1

Gold

25.8%

1

Greece Equities

53.7%

1

ACWI Banks

16.5%

1

European HY

14.0%

1

Bitcoin

16.2%

1

Platinum

40.9%

2

Europe Equities

23.3%

2

Spain Equities

41.5%

2

ACWI Industrials

13.8%

2

German Govt

10.6%

2

Swedish krona

15.8%

2

Gold

25.8%

3

UK Equities

19.2%

3

Italy Equities

34.2%

3

ACWI Financials

12.4%

3

UK Govt

10.2%

3

Norwegian krone

13.1%

3

Silver

24.0%

4

Pacific Rim xJapan

14.0%

4

Germany Equities

33.2%

4

ACWI Utilities

11.3%

4

Non-US IG Government

9.1%

4

Brazilian real

11.6%

4

Copper

11.9%

5

EM Equities

13.9%

5

Mexico Equities

31.1%

5

ACWI Telecoms

10.5%

5

EM Sovereign

5.6%

5

Euro

11.0%

5

Commodities

1.7%

6

Japan Equities

8.9%

6

S. Africa Equities

30.1%

6

ACWI Materials

10.0%

6

Japan Govt

5.3%

6

Swiss franc

10.6%

6

Iron Ore

-3.1%

7

Government Bonds

6.0%

7

Korea Equities

29.3%

7

ACWI Consumer Staples

8.9%

7

US Corp HY

3.3%

7

Mexican peso

10.1%

7

Natural Gas

-3.5%

8

Investment Grade Bonds

5.9%

8

Portugal Equities

25.0%

8

ACWI BioTechnology

5.3%

8

EM Corporate

3.2%

8

Taiwanese dollar

9.6%

8

WTI Crude Oil

-5.0%

9

EM Sovereign Bonds

5.6%

9

Brazil Equities

24.8%

9

ACWI Real Estate

5.0%

9

TIPS

3.1%

9

Japanese yen

8.7%

 

 

 

10

High Yield Bonds

5.4%

10

Switzerland Equities

21.1%

10

ACWI Energy

3.6%

10

BBB IG

2.9%

10

British pound

8.2%

 

 

 

11

Industrial Metals

4.8%

11

France Equities

20.1%

11

ACWI Info Tech

3.0%

11

US Mortgage Master

2.8%

11

NZ dollar

7.8%

 

 

 

12

US Equities

3.1%

12

Hong Kong Equities

19.5%

12

ACWI Healthcare

1.4%

12

US Corp IG

2.8%

12

Korean won

7.5%

 

 

 

13

Oil

-5.0%

13

UK Equities

19.2%

13

ACWI Cons. Discretionary

-0.5%

13

Treasury Master

2.5%

13

Singapore dollar

6.3%

 

 

 

14

US Dollar

-9.1%

14

China Equities

19.0%

 

 

 

14

2-year Treasury

2.1%

14

South African rand

6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Singapore Equities

17.8%

 

 

 

15

3-Month Treasury Bills

1.9%

15

Canadian dollar

5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Canada Equities

13.9%

 

 

 

16

CCC HY

1.6%

16

Australian dollar

5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Australia Equities

12.0%

 

 

 

17

30-year Treasury

-0.1%

17

Chinese renminbi

1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Japan Equities

8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Indian rupee

0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Taiwan Equities

7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Indonesian rupiah

-1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

India Equities

5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Turkish lira

-9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

US Equities

3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

Türkiye Equities

-8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg, as of 11 June 2025.

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

Table 6: The Overbought & Oversold

Ranked deviation from 200-day moving averages in US dollar terms

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Ranked Deviation from 200-Day Moving Average, USD-terms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Equities

 

Sectors

 

Fixed Income

 

FX vs. USD

 

Commodities

1

Gold

16.7%

1

Greece Equities

35.2%

1

ACWI Banks

12.0%

1

Non-US IG Government

4.5%

1

Swedish krona

9.0%

1

Platinum

27.9%

2

Europe Equities

13.3%

2

Spain Equities

23.5%

2

ACWI Telecoms

10.6%

2

EM Sovereign

3.6%

2

Norwegian krone

7.7%

2

Gold

15.4%

3

UK Equities

11.9%

3

Italy Equities

20.5%

3

ACWI Industrials

9.2%

3

European HY

2.8%

3

Taiwanese dollar

7.6%

3

Silver

13.2%

4

EM Equities

9.8%

4

Germany Equities

20.0%

4

ACWI Financials

9.1%

4

US Corp HY

2.6%

4

Euro

6.3%

4

Natural Gas

4.8%

5

Pacific Rim xJapan

9.5%

5

Mexico Equities

18.0%

5

ACWI Info Tech

6.8%

5

CCC HY

2.2%

5

Swiss franc

6.0%

5

Copper

4.1%

6

Japan Equities

7.1%

6

S. Africa Equities

17.1%

6

ACWI Utilities

5.6%

6

EM Corporate

2.0%

6

Mexican peso

5.9%

6

WTI Crude Oil

-0.6%

7

US Equities

4.2%

7

Korea Equities

16.0%

7

ACWI Consumer Staples

4.0%

7

3-Month Treasury Bills

1.6%

7

British pound

5.0%

7

Brent Crude Oil

-3.0%

8

High Yield Bonds

3.9%

8

Hong Kong Equities

15.5%

8

ACWI Cons. Discretionary

3.1%

8

BBB IG

1.6%

8

Brazilian real

4.4%

8

Iron Ore

-3.2%

9

EM Sov Bonds

3.6%

9

Portugal Equities

14.3%

9

ACWI Materials

2.8%

9

2-year Treasury

1.5%

9

Japanese yen

3.4%

 

 

 

10

Investment Grade Bonds

3.5%

10

Singapore Equities

13.4%

10

ACWI Energy

0.5%

10

US Corp IG

1.4%

10

Singapore dollar

3.3%

 

 

 

11

Government Bonds

2.8%

11

China Equities

12.5%

11

ACWI Real Estate

0.0%

11

US Mortgage Master

1.2%

11

Korean won

3.2%

 

 

 

12

Industrial Metals

1.1%

12

UK Equities

11.9%

12

ACWI BioTechnology

-0.9%

12

TIPS

1.0%

12

NZ dollar

2.9%

 

 

 

13

Oil

-0.6%

13

France Equities

10.8%

13

ACWI Healthcare

-3.2%

13

Treasury Master

0.8%

13

Canadian dollar

2.7%

 

 

 

14

US Dollar

-5.2%

14

Taiwan Equities

10.6%

 

 

 

14

UK Govt

0.6%

14

South African rand

2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Canada Equities

10.5%

 

 

 

15

German Govt

0.1%

15

Australian dollar

1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Switzerland Equities

10.3%

 

 

 

16

Japan Govt

-2.1%

16

Chinese renminbi

0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Brazil Equities

8.9%

 

 

 

17

30-year Treasury

-3.3%

17

Indian rupee

-0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Australia Equities

7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Indonesian rupiah

-0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Japan Equities

7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Turkish lira

-7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

India Equities

4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Argentine peso

-11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

US Equities

4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

Russia Equities

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Türkiye Equities

-5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: BofA Global Investment Strategy, Bloomberg, as of 11 June 2025.

BofA GLOBAL RESEARCH

 

Acronyms

FMS - Fund Manager Survey

GWIM - Global Wealth and Investment Management

MA - Moving average

MMF - Money Market Fund

FCI - Financial conditions index

AUM - Assets Under Management

U-rate - unemployment rate

RoW - Rest of World

CRFB - Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

 

 

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