Multiple breakouts like this rarely happen at the same time…

In the past month, we saw new highs in stocks, bonds, and gold. And if you’re like most investors, this probably has you puzzled.

Stocks and bonds tend to move opposite each other, after all. And gold is always a wild card. Sometimes it moves higher when stocks fall, and sometimes it doesn’t.

So, to have a situation like this… with all three hitting new highs together… is darn rare. It’s also a good sign for all three assets – and for stocks in particular.

Let me explain…

It’s true that when you find a market in a strong uptrend, it often goes on to make even higher highs.

That’s the power of what investors call “trend following.”

Still, when you see multiple assets break out, you need to further examine what’s going on.

And that’s the case today, as gold, bonds, and the Nasdaq all hit new 12-month highs last month.

This is not a common occurrence. You’ll usually see bonds rally while stocks fall… or gold jump higher as bonds go nowhere.

Rarely do gold, bonds, and stocks all break out to new highs at the same time. These are very different asset classes, after all.

Today is different, though. These three assets recently broke out together. And the synchronized move led to new highs for each one in July. Take a look…

After the brutal collapse in March, gold, stocks, and bonds have come roaring back. It has been a nearly one-way move higher over the last four months.

We’ve only seen this happen nine other times since 1990. So again, this kind of event is unusual.

Investors who bought these assets in recent months have likely made solid gains. But the question we want to answer today is: what happens after an extreme like this?

Since 1990, we’ve seen mostly positive returns for all three asset classes in the year following these extremes. Just take a look at the table below…

Let’s break down this return table by asset…

Gold’s one-year return after similar extremes was up five out of the previous nine times. The winners averaged out to 25.7%. Meanwhile, gold’s losses following similar extremes were mostly small… outside of the one 25% loser in 2012. The average loser was down 13.9% over the next year.

For bonds, the overall winners-to-losers ratio was a little bit better. Six out of the nine previous extremes led to higher bond prices a year later… with the biggest winner being 10.1%. The losers were all less than 2%.

But if there’s a clear winner following this extreme, it’s stocks. Eight out of the previous nine extremes led to winning trades in the Nasdaq over the next year.

The one loser came in 2007… and that was a small 4% loss. Meanwhile, the average gain for stocks was 19%.

We are seeing big breakouts in these asset classes. And it’s rare to see that happen for all three at the same time.

Overall, it’s a relatively positive sign for gold and bonds. But the biggest winner by far is stocks. And with the uptrend in place, this is one more reason to be bullish today.

Good investing,

Chris Igou

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Source: Daily Wealth