TrimTabs - Press Release - Nov 15, 2005

Record-Setting Stock Buybacks and Massive Buildup of Sideline Cash Should Send Stock Prices Soaring by 20% or More According to New Research

Santa Rosa, CA - Nov 15, 2005 - This week's issue of TrimTabs Weekly Liquidity Review features wildly bullish indicators from record-setting buyback activity, bargains in U.S. stocks from the flow of money overseas, and tremendous build-up of sideline cash.

Liquidity: "The liquidity data we track suggests that the smartest money in the stock market - public companies and the insiders who run them - is extraordinarily bullish on its own shares," states Charles Biderman, CEO of TrimTabs Investment Research. Companies are flush with cash and buying up their own shares at an unprecedented rate. New stock buybacks explode to $6.9 billion daily which is the highest dollar amount since September 2001. And a new four-week record of $81.7 billion in new stock buybacks was set as of November 10th. In addition to buybacks, new cash takeovers jump to $1.2 billion daily which is the highest dollar amount in a month. "This consumptive corporate activity greatly shrinks the float of shares, by 2% right now, and it all comes down to supply and demand; when the float shrinks, the market and the price of stocks move up," added Biderman.

Flows: Enthusiasm for non-U.S. stocks among fund investors has reached fever pitch. Global equity funds posted an estimated inflow of $2.4 billion, the highest inflow since late December 2004. Global equity ETFs posted an inflow of $1.6 billion, the second-highest inflow seen by TrimTabs Investment Research since it began tracking this on a daily basis in January 2002. "So individuals are ignoring the U.S. market and going overseas, but if they notice what corporations are doing and that U.S. stocks are cheap, they will pay attention soon," explained Biderman.

Sideline Cash and Macroeconomics: Corporate America's massive cash hoard has been noted, but what is less widely recognized is that individuals are also accumulating huge amounts of cash. During the four quarters from Q4 2004 through Q3 2005, cash in all savings vehicles soared by $633 billion according to data provided by the Federal Reserve, the Investment Company Institute and TrimTabs estimates. This growth was 73% higher than the $283 billion growth in net savings during the previous four quarters.

What is fueling this massive accumulation of cash? One source is take-home pay, which increased by $44 billion per month from Q1 2005 through Q3 2005. Second would be $17 billion monthly in cash-outs from mortgage refinancings during the first nine months of this year, according to Freddie Mac. Third is all the cash corporate America has been throwing at investors. "During the first ten months of the year, corporate America gave investors $24 billion per month from float shrink and another $20 billion per month from dividends. Since individual investors have been wary of U.S. equities, much of this cash has not found its way into the U.S. stock market. But when fears subside, this cash is quite likely to flow there. Indeed, the massive accumulation of sideline cash over the past year suggests the U.S. stock market will soar at least 20% from current levels by the end of May 2006," concludes Charles Biderman.

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TrimTabs Investment Research is the only independent research service that publishes detailed daily coverage of U.S. stock market liquidity, including mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds, as well as weekly withheld income and employment tax collections. Founded by Charles Biderman, TrimTabs has provided institutional investors - including hedge fund managers, market strategists, and portfolio managers - with trading strategies since 1990. TrimTabs liquidity research is unique. It is a macro timing tool to predict the direction of the stock market. For sample research, subscriptions, and to order a copy of Biderman's book, TrimTabs Investing: Using Liquidity Theory to Beat the Stock Market, visit www.TrimTabs.com.

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