By Nick Rokke, analyst, The Palm Beach Daily

Last year, the market was up 19%. And since the bottom in 2009, it’s up a staggering 311%.

Some people are worried that this nine-year bull run is getting long in the tooth.

But what if I told you it’s about to get better? And that the next two years will be the best of all?

That’s because we’re entering the “melt-up” phase of the bull market.

Let me explain…

Near the end of almost every bull market, people who didn’t get in early realize they’re missing out on big money. So, they start jumping in… That pushes prices up quickly… And the market accelerates. We call this a “melt-up.”

And as history has shown us, the end of the bull has some of the quickest price gains (see the chart below).

I could show you hundreds of charts like these.

But these four show the biggest bubbles of the past century. That’s why Jeremy Grantham shared them with his readers in his January 3 market review.

Grantham’s market reviews are on the must-read list in the Palm Beach Research Group offices. He’s among the best market forecasters out there.

Grantham is most famous for predicting the 2000 and 2008 stock market downturns. But he’s also predicted when to hold stocks, too.

In his February 19, 2009 alert, he told investors he was “bullish again.” That was less than one month before the market bottomed. And he’s encouraged people to hold on ever since.

If you followed his advice, you’d be up almost 300% today.

That’s why you should take Grantham’s latest review seriously. In it, he predicts the market is entering another melt-up phase.

And if you stay invested as I’ve been telling you for the past year, you could see over 50% gains as the bull market enters its final years.

We Haven’t Seen Euphoria—Yet

Grantham is known as a value investor. That means he’s looking for stocks that are cheap.

But no matter how you value it, the market is at or near all-time highs.

So how does Grantham justify predicting a higher market? He’s a student of history.

If you look at past bubbles, you’ll see massive euphoria in the final stretches of those bull runs. Just like we’ve shown you above.

Here’s the thing… Grantham says we haven’t seen that kind of euphoria yet.

He measures euphoria mostly by “price acceleration.” That’s when stock prices start to rise faster and faster.

In 2017, market prices rose steadily. According to Grantham, it didn’t show the telltale signs of euphoria. But 2018 started with a bang.

The S&P 500 was up 2.8% in the first full week of trading in 2018. That’s the best week since President Trump won the election in November 2016.

And if this is the final stretch, Grantham expects the market to rise 50% or more over the next two years.

Grantham isn’t just relying on price—fundamentals are also improving.

Global profit margins are high. And Grantham says the corporate tax cut signed into law by President Trump should “provide the ‘oomph’ to keep stock prices rising.”

These Sectors Will Benefit Most From the Melt-Up

As I’ve urged you for months now, stay invested in the market. That’s because “we’re going to keep riding the trend until the end.”

As for where to be invested, I’d recommend the following sectors (which I wrote about in Wednesday’s Daily):

  • Biotech

  • Semiconductors

  • Chinese stocks

  • Hard commodities like silver, copper, and nickel

Traditionally, these sectors do very well at the end of an economic cycle. And if Grantham is right (which I think he is), we’ve got a couple years to enjoy some big gains.

Regards,

Nick Rokke, CFA
Analyst, The Palm Beach Daily

P.S. You can read Grantham’s updates on the market at www.gmo.com. I strongly encourage you do—reading Grantham is like getting a “PhD” in the markets. After you read Grantham’s updates, send us your reviews right here…

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