In historical oil bottoms,
the energy equity risk premium, that measures the difference between the S&P 500 Energy Sector and the S&P 500 Energy Corporate Bond Index, has switched from a discount to a premium.
Not exact matches
Let's take a look at the performance relationships between the stocks and the bonds by using the S&P 500
Energy Total Return and the S&P 500
Energy Corporate Bond Index Total Return to see how the market views the
equity risk premium, or in other words how strongly the market believes oil stocks will rise (
equity performance) or fall (bond performance.)
Below is a chart of the historical S&P GSCI
Energy TR index levels versus the
equity risk premium as measured by the S&P 500
Energy Total Return monthly minus the S&P 500
Energy Corporate Bond Index Total Return monthly.