The DH Smart Value Portfolio seeks companies that can earn more than their cost of capital, convert those earnings into cash, and trade at prices that leave room for a margin of safety. That combination—economic profitability, balance-sheet strength, durable cash flow, and valuation discipline—is especially useful when markets are rewarding both innovation and financial discipline.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop declined to 54.55% from 59.09% last week. The evidence supports remaining invested, but caution is increasing. Our Catastrophic Stop Model remains above its sell threshold, while weakening stock and high-yield bond participation signal deterioration.

Higher yields have improved the income available to bond investors. They have also raised the cost of being early. Our updated indicators favor inflation protection, floating-rate exposure and dollar-denominated emerging-market debt, while broad U.S. Aggregate bonds and long Treasuries face a less favorable signal mix.

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We enter October overweight Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom are neutral. Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, and India are underweight. The portfolio continues to allocate approximately 85% of its equity holdings to Core markets and 15% to Explore markets.

The portfolio enters October overweight Information Technology and Financials, with a new modest overweight in Materials. Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, and Health Care move from neutral to underweight. Communication Services remains underweight, and Industrials is underweight. Energy, Real Estate, and Utilities remain neutral.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model rose to 59.09% from 50.0% last week as the Daily Market Sentiment Composite rebounded from extreme pessimism (see the second chart below). The model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model held steady at 50.0%. The model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

August delivered a useful reminder: income may help cushion a bond portfolio, but it doesn’t always offset significant price declines. Government yields rose across much of the developed world as investors reconsidered inflation, central-bank policy, fiscal borrowing, and the capital required for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

August rewarded international markets that could turn a broad theme into visible earnings. Semiconductor foundries, memory producers, automation companies, and the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence generally outperformed, while expensive or economically sensitive markets without comparable earnings confirmation tended to lag.

August rewarded two very different sources of leadership. Energy & Information Technology outperformed as crude oil rose and enthusiasm returned to the AI buildout theme. Utilities & Industrials lagged. Beneath the index, investors favored companies with current cash flow, visible demand, and the ability to fund growth without relying on cheaper money. The lesson was not that one style had won.

The DH Catastrophic Stop Model declined to 50.0% from 54.55% last week, signaling further deterioration in equity-market and high-yield bond breadth. The weakening trend warrants caution, but the model remains above its sell threshold. A reading below 40% for two consecutive days would prompt us to raise cash. Until that occurs, the model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The DH Smart Value Portfolio seeks companies that can earn more than their cost of capital, convert those earnings into cash, and trade at prices that leave room for a margin of safety. That combination—economic profitability, balance-sheet strength, durable cash flow, and valuation discipline—is especially useful when markets are rewarding both innovation and financial discipline.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model declined to 54.55% from 59.09% last week, reflecting deterioration in equity-market breadth, as shown below. The weakening deserves attention, but the model remains comfortably above its defensive threshold and continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model declined to 59.09% from 68.18% last week due to the High-Yield Bond Breadth indicator moving back to a sell signal. Overall, the model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model held steady at 68.18%. Overall, the model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model held steady at 68.18%. Overall, the model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model improved to 68.18% as the U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond OAS (option-adjusted spread) factor declined (meaning spreads narrowed), generating a buy signal for equities. Overall, the model continues to support benchmark-level equity exposure.

The Day Hagan Smart Core Equity portfolio seeks to invest in companies with positive economic profitability, sound balance sheets, durable cash-flow generation, and valuations that may provide a margin of safety. We believe this combination of quality, profitability, and valuation can help identify attractive long-term opportunities across market cycles.

The Day Hagan Catastrophic Stop Model improved to 63.64% as the High-Yield Bond Breadth Factor reversed from oversold territory, reinforcing the model’s continued support for benchmark-level equity exposure.