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title: "Valuation Lens — October 23, 2026"
type: "valuation_lens"
date: "2026-10-23"
data_cutoff: "2026-10-23T18:45:00-04:00"
status: "final"
schema_version: "3.4.0"
methodology_version: "cxpw_valuation_lens_v3.4"
run_id: "valuation-lens-2026-10-23-261023001"
canonical_url: "https://cxprowealth.com/valuation-lens-2026-10-23/"
publisher: "CXProWealth"
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# Valuation Lens — October 23, 2026

> Valuation Lens answers "what is this worth?". Every fair-value figure is an INDEX where today's market price = 100. A median of 112.5 means the model's median fair value is 12.5% above the current price. Valuation scores run -3 to +3 where POSITIVE means cheap — the opposite convention to Market Lens scores. Modeled returns are scenario distributions under stated assumptions, not forecasts.

**Data cutoff:** Oct 23, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT  
**One-year Treasury hurdle:** 4.44% (TREASURY_1Y)  
**Methodology:** cxpw_valuation_lens_v3.4

## Overall

**Energy and U.S. equities price well above modeled fair value, while China, Europe and core bonds screen modestly cheap against a 4.44% one-year Treasury hurdle.**

The 1-year Treasury par yield of 4.44% sets the annual hurdle, while a 5.00% 10-year yield and 2.66% 10-year real yield near the top of their 10-year ranges raise discount rates for long-duration assets.

## Asset classes, cheap to expensive

| Asset class | Benchmark | Score | Label | Median FV | P25–P75 | Upside to median | 1y modeled | vs Treasury |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| China & Hong Kong Equities | MCHI | +0.7 | Somewhat cheap | 104.0 | 94.6–113.4 | +4.0% | +8.0% | +3.6% |
| Fixed Income | BND | +0.5 | Somewhat cheap | 100.8 | 98.6–103.1 | +0.8% | +5.6% | +1.2% |
| Europe Equities | VGK | +0.5 | Somewhat cheap | 102.6 | 95.2–110.4 | +2.6% | +7.5% | +3.1% |
| Real Estate | VNQ | +0.2 | Fair | 101.0 | 93.6–108.4 | +1.0% | +7.0% | +2.6% |
| Crypto | BTC-USD | -0.1 | Fair | 98.9 | 81.3–118.8 | -1.1% | +5.0% | +0.6% |
| Emerging Markets Equities | VWO | -0.3 | Fair | 98.5 | 89.6–108.4 | -1.5% | +7.0% | +2.6% |
| Metals | GLD | -0.3 | Fair | 97.8 | 86.8–108.1 | -2.2% | +3.0% | -1.4% |
| Japan Equities | EWJ | -0.9 | Somewhat expensive | 96.0 | 88.6–103.4 | -4.0% | +6.5% | +2.1% |
| Developed Pacific Equities | EWA | -1.6 | Expensive | 92.0 | 84.6–99.4 | -8.0% | +6.0% | +1.6% |
| US Equities | SPY | -1.8 | Expensive | 90.3 | 81.6–98.4 | -9.7% | +6.0% | +1.6% |
| Energy | USO | -2.0 | Expensive | 87.2 | 79.1–96.2 | -12.8% | -8.0% | -12.4% |

### China & Hong Kong Equities — +0.7 (Somewhat cheap)

Benchmark: MCHI (China Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 86.1, P25 94.6, median 104.0, P75 113.4, P90 121.9. The market price sits at the 38.8th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +8.0%, P10 -20.0% to P90 +33.0%. Dividend yield (about 2.4%) plus expected earnings growth plus partial closure of the fair-value gap, with quantiles scaled to the asset class's high realized volatility; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Fixed Income — +0.5 (Somewhat cheap)

Benchmark: BND (US Broad Bond Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 96.7, P25 98.6, median 100.8, P75 103.1, P90 105.3. The market price sits at the 40.9th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +5.6%, P10 +0.5% to P90 +10.5%. Starting yield to worst (5.42%) plus duration-weighted yield-change scenarios and modest spread drift; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles, with the lower tail extrapolated below P10.

**Probability note:** the 62% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 44%.

### Europe Equities — +0.5 (Somewhat cheap)

Benchmark: VGK (Europe Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 88.9, P25 95.2, median 102.6, P75 110.4, P90 117.8. The market price sits at the 40.9th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +7.5%, P10 -12.0% to P90 +25.0%. Dividend yield (about 2.9%) plus expected earnings growth plus partial closure of the fair-value gap, in U.S. dollars with currency risk in the quantile spread; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Real Estate — +0.2 (Fair)

Benchmark: VNQ (US Real Estate)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 86.9, P25 93.6, median 101.0, P75 108.4, P90 115.1. The market price sits at the 46.4th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +7.0%, P10 -13.0% to P90 +25.0%. Dividend yield (about 3.7%) plus cash-flow growth with no assumed valuation change; quantiles reflect REIT rate sensitivity; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Crypto — -0.1 (Fair)

Benchmark: BTC-USD (Bitcoin)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 66.7, P25 81.3, median 98.9, P75 118.8, P90 137.6. The market price sits at the 51.5th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +5.0%, P10 -45.0% to P90 +75.0%. No cash flows; median reflects modest network and demand growth with no valuation convergence; very wide quantiles reflect crypto volatility; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Emerging Markets Equities — -0.3 (Fair)

Benchmark: VWO (Emerging Markets Broad Index)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 82.4, P25 89.6, median 98.5, P75 108.4, P90 117.8. The market price sits at the 54.3th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +7.0%, P10 -17.0% to P90 +28.0%. Dividend yield (about 2.0%) plus haircut forward earnings growth with a small valuation drag, in U.S. dollars; quantiles reflect EM volatility; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Metals — -0.3 (Fair)

Benchmark: GLD (Gold)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 76.5, P25 86.8, median 97.8, P75 108.1, P90 117.0. The market price sits at the 55.6th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +3.0%, P10 -20.0% to P90 +26.0%. No income; median reflects official-sector demand offset by high real yields and soft investment flows; quantiles reflect gold volatility; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

**Probability note:** the 47% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 72%.

### Japan Equities — -0.9 (Somewhat expensive)

Benchmark: EWJ (Japan Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 81.9, P25 88.6, median 96.0, P75 103.4, P90 110.1. The market price sits at the 64.2th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +6.5%, P10 -13.0% to P90 +24.0%. Dividend yield (about 1.8%) plus expected earnings growth less partial closure of the fair-value gap, in U.S. dollars; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Developed Pacific Equities — -1.6 (Expensive)

Benchmark: EWA (Australia Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 77.9, P25 84.6, median 92.0, P75 99.4, P90 106.1. The market price sits at the 76.7th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +6.0%, P10 -12.0% to P90 +22.0%. Dividend yield (about 3.6%) plus modest earnings growth less partial closure of the fair-value gap, in U.S. dollars; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### US Equities — -1.8 (Expensive)

Benchmark: SPY (US Large-Cap Index)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 73.6, P25 81.6, median 90.3, P75 98.4, P90 105.4. The market price sits at the 79.2th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +6.0%, P10 -14.5% to P90 +23.0%. Dividend yield (about 1.1%) plus haircut forward EPS growth (about 9%) less partial (about one-quarter) closure of the fair-value gap; quantiles from large-cap volatility; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

### Energy — -2.0 (Expensive)

Benchmark: USO (US Crude Oil)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 72.5, P25 79.1, median 87.2, P75 96.2, P90 104.8. The market price sits at the 82.8th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median -8.0%, P10 -38.0% to P90 +25.0%. Expected crude path toward official 2027 forecasts net of futures roll effects, with wide quantiles for supply-disruption risk; probabilities interpolated from the modeled quantiles.

**Probability note:** the 31% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 61%.

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