Financial Times – 3/2/14
“If we see the economy bounce back and grow near 3 per cent, the S&P can rise further,” said Steven Boyd, principal at Halyard Asset Management. He said the greater use of margin debt was a sign of confidence that the recent soft tone in data are attributable to cold weather and that pent up demand will drive a rebound in the coming months.
Mr Boyd said the record use of margin would be a concern if valuations for the S&P were around a forward earnings multiple of 20 times, rather than the current 17 times.