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S&P 500 at record high while valuation signals stay green

MarketWatch notes the index hit a fresh all-time high while several valuation metrics that typically warn investors are also flashing favorable readings.

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The S&P 500 is at a fresh all-time high, but a MarketWatch analysis highlights a mixed picture in which stocks can look both expensive and cheap at the same time.

According to MarketWatch, while broad valuation measures that often serve as warning signs are usually in focus when prices run hot, the valuation indicators highlighted in its charts are currently flashing green instead.

The outlet frames this as a “strange spot,” where the index’s record setting performance coexists with valuation metrics that do not show the typical red flags investors may expect during elevated market levels.

Latest closeS&P 500 7,736.52 ▲1.8%

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