Wipeout! New Update on Our “Green Bond” (ESG) Forecast

Excessive euphoria in financial markets is usually a big reason to be “skeptical”

by Bob Stokes
Updated: July 11, 2022

Environmental, Social and Governance bonds (ESG) -- also called "green" bonds -- are offered by companies which want to advance the causes of social justice, social inclusion and green technology.

This form of debt had been steadily gaining in popularity -- going from sales of less than $100 billion in 2015 to around $800 billion in 2020.

For instance, here's an Oct. 9, 2020 headline from Pensions & Investments:

University of Toronto's $7 billion fund makes bet on ESG debt

However, the Elliott wave structure of a global green-bond index was sending a warning signal.

Our July Global Market Perspective shows a chart from our December 2020 Global Market Perspective (on the left) and an updated chart on the right.

Focusing on the left chart first, which had sported a five-wave advance (meaning a trend turn was imminent), our December 2020 Global Market Perspective said:

Experts have loudly proclaimed that so-called social bonds will be the next great innovation... But the euphoria surrounding this new debt is actually one of the biggest reasons to remain skeptical... Steer clear of both green bonds and social bonds.

Indeed, as the updated right chart shows, the price began to fall shortly after that warning. Eventually, a countertrend rally ensued and by July 13, 2021, a Bloomberg headline said:

ESG Bond Sales Sprint to $1 Trillion as Investors Force Change

Once again, our Global Market Perspective provided a warning -- this one from the August 2021 issue:

The wipeout could be one of the biggest ever.

You can see the big price tumble that occurred thereafter.

Do understand that the Elliott wave model does not guarantee that a financial market will behave in one fashion or another. At the same time, it's the best analytical method of which Elliott Wave International knows because it's based on the repetitive patterns of investor psychology.

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