Stay balanced rather than 'pedal to the metal,' says Trivariate's Parker

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 08, 2026 at 20:47  |  4:19  |  CNBC
Speakers
Adam Parker — Head of Quantitative Research, Houlihan Lokey
Chris Harvey — CIBC

Summary

The panel discusses the next Fed chair and the market outlook. Chris Harvey says sentiment is very bullish across crypto, equities, credit, fiscal policy, and Fed expectations, which makes him cautious about chasing. Adam Parker is less bullish, seeing a higher probability of P/E contraction because earnings estimates are high and back-half loaded, especially in tech and industrials. Both note bullish tailwinds but warn expectations may be too high.

  • Panel weighs potential next Fed chairs and Fed dovishness.
  • Chris Harvey sees broad bullish sentiment across crypto, equities, and credit.
  • He says strong credit issuance without spread widening gives him pause.
  • Adam Parker sees P/E contraction more likely than expansion.
  • Parker warns consensus earnings growth of 15% is high and back-half loaded.
  • Tech and industrials are highlighted as sectors with elevated estimate risk.
  • Fiscal stimulus, M&A, and housing support are cited as bullish tailwinds.
Ideas
Overly bullish sentiment warrants caution
Harvey sees sentiment as extremely bullish across crypto, equities, credit, M&A, fiscal policy, and a potentially more dovish Fed. He notes strong credit issuance without spread widening, but says the broad optimism gives him pause and argues against chasing risk.
Adam Parker Head of Quantitative Research, Houlihan Lokey 3:19
P/E contraction risk outweighs expansion
Parker says he is not as bullish as he was. Looking out 12 months, he sees a higher probability that the P/E multiple contracts rather than expands because consensus earnings expectations are very high, about 15% growth, back-half loaded, and the market penalizes misses more than it rewards beats.
Adam Parker Head of Quantitative Research, Houlihan Lokey 3:41
Tech, industrials face high estimate risk
Parker flags tech and industrials as the areas where the high, back-half-loaded earnings estimates are concentrated, making them vulnerable if companies miss expectations in a market with an asymmetric penalty for misses.
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