Market Commentary  9304
January, 2012 Data:

Part 1
FORECASTS

12 MONTH FORECAST
The 12 month forecast for the S&P 100 Index is in the table at the top of this
page. Foercast-Chart.com is forecasting a Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index
of 579. The table shows a HDTFA of 76 which suggests that the February,
2013 S&P 100 Index could easily close anywhere between 655 and 504. Links
to Forecasts for twenty-two other stock indexes may be found on the right side
of this page.

10 YEAR FORECAST
Forecast-Chart.com publishes a 10 Year Forecast for the following stock
market indexes: Dow Jones Industrial Average,  FTSE 100 (United Kingdom),
Hang Seng (Hong Kong), S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600, S&P MidCap 400,
NASDAQ 100, TSX Composite (Canada), Russell 3000, Russell 2000, Russell
1000 and the Wilshire 5000. For example, the probability that the S&P 500 will
be down at least 20% in 10 years is estimated (January, 2022 close compared
to January, 2012 close). Over 100 YEARS of historical data was used to
calculate the probabilities. The indexes with the highest probability of gaining
over 200% in the next 10 years are the Russell 3000, the Russell 1000 and the
S&P 500. The indexes with the lowest probability of gaining over 200% in the
next 10 years are the S&P SmallCap 600 and the S&P MidCap 400. To see
these forecasts, click the Stock Market Forecast link in the upper right corner of
any page, then select the index you are interested in.





Part 2
MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

All Time High                          827 (August, 2000)
January, 2012 close               594
Decline From All Time High     28%
10 Year Return                       4%
5 Year Low                             348 (February, 2009)
Gain From 5 Year Low            71%

The highest all time monthly close in the Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index
was 827 in August, of 2000. The January, 2012 close was 594. That's a decline
of 234 points or 28% below the S&P 100 Index all time high.  The S&P 100
Index is up 4% over the last 10 years. It has gained 3% over the last 12 months.

The January close was 23.04 points higher than the December, 2011 close of
571, resulting in a 4.04% rise in January.

The 5 year market low for the Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index was 348 in
February of 2009. The January, 2012 close at 593.83 represents a 71% gain
since February, 2009.

Foercast-Chart.com's historical research covers the S&P 100 Index back to
September, 1982. All calculations are based on the monthly market close in the
Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index, excluding dividends.

This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for the S&P 100 Index. For
links to longer term charts, look at the links under the five year chart (above).
One link opens a ten year chart. Another opens our longest term graph on the
S&P 100 Index. Just one glance at our long term charts can provide
tremendous insight into the historical trends of the financial markets. The table
above presents historical data on the Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index
categorized by the months of the calendar.

In this site, you may view the month, year, five & ten year returns for 23 stock
market indexes in one convenient table. U.S. & foreign, small cap & large cap
indexes are included. Click the Market Trend Research link in the uppermost
left corner of any page in this site. The table of contents for Market Trend
Research will open. Click the link to the Stock Index Return Scoreboard in the
table of contents.



























Part 3
ROLLING RETURNS, 1982 - 2012: S&P 100 Index

Rolling Period          Last / Percentile          Best / Average / Worst
   1 Year                     3% / 29th                    51% / 9% / -43%
   2 Year                     20% / 57th                  79% / 19% / -46%
   4 Year                     -8% / 24th                  193% / 42% / -39%
   8 Year                     6% / 17th                    332% / 106% / -46%
   16 Year                   95% / 2nd                    942% / 356% / 71%

How do you read the table?
For example: Rolling 2 year period returns are shown on the second row. In the
latest rolling 2 year period, (2/2010 - 1/2012), the S&P 100 Index returned 20%.
That period scored in the 57th percentile, meaning that it scored better than
57% of all rolling 2 year periods since 1982. The Best rolling 2 Year period
since 1982 returned 79%. The worst returned -46%. The average rolling 2 year
period returned 19%.

What is a rolling period?
It's an overlapping period in a data base. For example: In the 2 year period
included in 2000 - 2001, there are 13 complete rolling 12 Month Periods. The
first is January, 2000 - December, 2000. The second is February, 2000 -
January, 2001. The third is March, 2000 - February, 2001 and so on. The last
complete rolling 12 Month Period in the 2000 - 2001 period is January, 2001 -
December, 2001.

How is this information useful?
Best and worst case scenarios may be estimated based on historical facts.
Also, the relationship of the periods is sometimes very helpful. Suppose that the
worst rolling 8 year period in the last 50 years returned -30%. Suppose also
that the latest 4 year period has returned -50%. Market psychology at this point
may be one of great fear or possibly even panic. If the market stays flat for 4
more years, it will break the 8 year decline record by a whopping 20%! (-50%
minus -30% equals -20%.)  50 plus year records are not often broken. That
provides reason to hope that the market will recover that 20% over the next 4
years. If it does, then the 8 year loss will be 30%. The longest index histories
are found in the DJIA, FTSE 100 with FT 30, DJTA, DJUA, S&P 500, & NASDAQ
100

The number of periods in each category for the S&P 100 Index are as follows:
1 Year: 342
2 Year: 330
4 Year: 306
8 Year: 258
16 Year: 162

Dividends are not included.



























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Monthly close for the S&P 100 Stock Index is plotted in gray. The forecast for the target month is
shown in green. See other links related to this stock index below.
Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index - 5 Year History
Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index Forecast
Target Month
Forecast
HDTFA
Forecast for the monthly close of Standard &
Poor's 100 Stock Index for the target month
indicated.
February 2013
579
76
Updated Thursday, February 2, 2012.
S&P 100 Index Forecast
700
400
200
300
S&P 100 Index: Historical Monthly Change
Month
Percent
Month
Percent
Month
Percent
Month
Percent
Jan
Feb
Mar
0.52
-0.92
1.10
April
May
June
2.18
0.59
-0.39
July
Aug
Sept
0.70
-0.93
-0.59
Oct
Nov
Dec
1.74
1.68
1.21
Over the last 20 years, certain months have typically performed better than others. The
average monthly return for each calender month over the last 20 years is shown above.
Dividends are not included.
Current Analysis & Forecast: S&P 100 Stock Index
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