By: Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Equity Strategist, LPL Financial & Ryan Detrick, CMT, Chief Market Strategist, LPL Financial

Last week we discussed whether stock prices might be reflecting peak optimism. In that commentary
we noted that while sentiment may be overly optimistic and a pickup in volatility would be totally
normal, strong breadth measures suggest stocks still may have more upside. This week we tackle
that same topic of peak optimism, but by looking at some valuation metrics. While valuations are
elevated, they still appear reasonable when factoring in interest rates and inflation.

Read full commentary here: weekly-market-commentary-042621