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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up 0.67% today but remains down 5.3% over the year to date.

That’s better than where it was in mid-June — down 15% — when the market appeared to turn.

So, where to from here? Are we at, or close to, the bottom for ASX 200 shares?

Are ASX 200 shares close to the bottom?

According to The Australian, top broker Macquarie thinks the bottom is at least six months away.

Macquarie’s Matthew Brooks says ASX shares are more likely near the end of a bear market rally. That’s very different to being at the start of a bull market rally.

Standing in the way of an ASX 200 shares comeback is a forecasted United States recession in 2023.

Brooks said:

We may emerge from the shadow of a boom in 2023 but a lot of water needs to flow under the
bridge before then — our best guess is a market bottom around July 2023.

To this end, the broker has kicked a bunch of high-profile ASX 200 shares out of its model portfolios.

Which ASX 200 shares is Macquarie dumping?

Brokers publish model portfolios to help their clients keep their ASX shares portfolios up-to-date and growing.

However, changes to the model portfolios do not indicate an official buy, sell or hold recommendation.

The companies kicked out of Macquarie’s model portfolios include ASX travel shares Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) and Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN).

Also dismissed: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ), Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH), South32 Ltd (ASX: S32), James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX), and Seven Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: SVW).

Macquarie has also reduced its model portfolio holdings in Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN), National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB), Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG), BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS), Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) and Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU).

Which ASX 200 shares is Macquarie backing?

On the other side of the coin, the ASX 200 shares Macquarie is adding to its model portfolios are Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), Transurban Group (ASX: TCL), APA Group (ASX: APA), Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA), and ASX Ltd (ASX: ASX).

The broker has also increased its holdings in CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) and Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC).

Brooks explains:

The portfolio changes we have made are done to reduce exposure to earnings risks, while still trying to minimise exposure to highly valued stocks.

We also reduce exposure to stocks that benefit from higher bond yields and rotate to ‘bond proxies’. Our changes are also informed by what worked in past recessions.

What happens in America follows in Australia

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that two other brokers think the key to a market pivot for the S&P 500 Index (SP: .INX) lies in the US Federal Reserve ceasing its interest rate rises.

These comments are relevant to ASX 200 shares because the Australian stock market tends to follow US market trends.

LPL Financial’s Adam Turnquist and Marc Zabicki said:

If you factor in the fed funds futures timeline of a May or June peak in the terminal rate, you could see around an 11 per cent second half rally on the S&P 500 (based on six-month average returns).

Will growth stage a comeback? History shows growth and value trading higher but largely in line during the six-month period after a Fed pivot.

However … growth outperformance typically becomes more pronounced after the six-month post-pivot window. One of the catalysts driving growth’s relative strength likely stems from falling interest rates and inflation during this period.

With a potential peak in interest rates occurring near a Fed pivot, we suspect growth could make a comeback during the back half of 2023.

Mike Wilson, a US equity strategist at Morgan Stanley, said his team expects the S&P 500 to continue rallying for a short while.

Wilson said:

We still expect higher highs for this tactical rally before the deteriorating fundamentals take us to lower bear market lows next year.

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Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has positions in Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, BHP Billiton Limited, CSL Ltd., Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Flight Centre Travel Group Limited, James Hardie Industries plc, Qantas Airways Limited, and Woodside Petroleum Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended CSL Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended APA Group and Insurance Australia Group Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Flight Centre Travel Group Limited and Ramsay Health Care Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has shaken off the case of Mondayitis it came down with yesterday and is giving investors something to be thankful for so far on Tuesday.

At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has added a healthy 0.7% after steadily rising all day, raising the index to just under 7,190 points.

So let’s delve deeper into these market moves by checking out the ASX 200 shares presently at the top of the share market’s trading volume charts, according to investing.com.

The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Tuesday

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

Our first ASX 200 share today is a familiar name in Core Lithium. This lithium producer has had a sizeable 14.19 million of its shares fly around the ASX so far this Tuesday. There’s been no new announcements or news out of the company today.

So it is likely that this volume is being caused by the share price movements of the company itself. Core shares have been bouncing around quite a bit today, trading between $1.40 and $1.45 a share. Core Lithium is currently up 2.14% at $1.44 a share at present.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Next up is another ASX 200 lithium share in Pilbara Minerals. The ASX has seen a hefty 15.82 million Pilbara shares find a new home today. We did get a notice out of Pilbara this afternoon, informing investors that a batch of escrowed shares will be released for trading on 1 December.

But it’s more likely that the high volumes we are seeing are the result of the healthy share price gain Pilbara has enjoyed over today’s session. The company is currently up a pleasing 3.46% at $4.94 a share.

South32 Ltd (ASX: S32)

Finally today we have ASX 200 mining share South32. A notable 18.6 million South32 shares have been bought and sold at this point of Tuesday’s session. Again, it seems we have a share price movement to thank for these volumes.

South32 shares are on fire today. The mining giant has seen its stock rise a pleasing 3.25% to $3.98 a share. That comes after the company initially dipped down to $3.82 a share this morning just after open.

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Macquarie believes the South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) share price could have some tough times ahead of it.

The broker said that some shares it previously recommended, such as South32, are now at risk of underperforming in the face of substantial interest rate hikes made in the United States, The Australian reports.

South32’s recent share price performance doesn’t help its case either. The ASX mining share has lost more than 2% of its value year to date.

By comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ), which the company is a part of, has gained more than 1% over the same period.

So let’s take a look at why the broker has changed its position on South32.

What did the broker say?

Amid Macquarie forecasting a recession in the United States next year, shares of the metals and mining company were dropped from the bank’s model portfolio.

Model portfolios contain baskets of diversified shares that are recommended by brokers to clients. They are created to help clients reach their investment goals by generating an estimated rate of return from investing in them.

Macquarie Research commented on the change to its portfolios, per The Australian:

The portfolio changes we have made are done to reduce exposure to earnings risks, while still trying to minimise exposure to highly valued stocks. We also reduce exposure to stocks that benefit from higher bond yields and rotate to ‘bond proxies’. Our changes are also informed by what worked in past recessions.

It should be noted that dropping South32 from its model portfolio does not constitute a sell recommendation.

However, judging by comments from Macquarie Research, it appears the bank believes the company could miss its earnings estimates or that its shares are otherwise overvalued by the market.

Macquarie is not the only broker that has expressed bearish sentiment about South32 in the recent past.

Last week Ord Minnet ASX broker Tony Paterno rated the company as a hold and said a slowdown in global growth, if it eventuates, could impact commodity prices. That could, in turn, affect South32’s top and bottom lines.

Meanwhile, the company was downgraded by Goldman Sachs near the start of October. The bank also downgraded the share’s price target to $3.70 each, leaving it with an estimated downside of almost 7% at the time of writing.

South32 share price snapshot

South32 shares are currently trading for $3.97 each, up 3% on the day. They are also up 11% over the past year.

Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up 0.7% on Tuesday and down 2% over the past 12 months.

South32 has a market capitalisation of almost $18 billion.

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Although the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has recovered from its lows in 2022, it remains down 5.5% year to date.

However, this modest looking decline is a touch misleading due to some index heavyweights such as BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) having solid years.

BHP’s shares, for example, are in positive territory this year even after the miner demerged its energy operations to Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS). The latter is up ~70% year to date thanks partly to this.

A better gauge of how share markets are performing this year might be the S&P 500 Index (SP: .INX) on Wall Street. This famous index is arguably more balanced than the local ASX 200 index and remains down almost 18% in 2022.

For me, this is an indication that there are plenty of cheap shares out there for investors if you look outside the sectors that are on form this year.

With that in mind, here are two cheap-looking ASX shares that might be a bargain for investors’ portfolios.

An appliance maker tipped for strong growth

The first ASX share that could be going cheap right now is Breville Group Ltd (ASX: BRG). Since the start of the year, the appliance maker’s shares have lost a whopping 39% of their value.

This leaves the Breville share price trading at approximately 23 times FY 2023 earnings based on Goldman Sachs’ estimates. This is at the low end of the earnings multiple ranges of 20 times to 30 times it has traded at over the last six years.

You might think that this decline is because its strong growth is coming to an end. However, as far as Goldman Sachs is concerned, that’s an incorrect assumption. It believes Breville’s global expansion and exposure to the at-home coffee market is going to underpin a net profit after tax compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% through to FY 2025.

In light of this, its analysts recently slapped a buy rating and $23.40 price target on its shares. This implies a potential upside of over 18% from current levels.

Pizza chain operator going for 50% off

The Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) share price has been having a terrible time in 2022 and has lost almost half of its value. This has been driven by softer sales and inflationary pressures on its margins.

Analysts at Morgans believe the selling has been overdone and highlight that Domino’s “cost pressures are intense in the near-term, but they will pass.”

In light of this, the broker thinks that investors should be grabbing hold of a quality company before the headwinds reverse. It commented:

We believe these pressures are transitory in nature. In our opinion, now is the best time to consider an investment in a quality business like DMP that is facing headwinds that will reverse in time.

I agree with this view. In fact, I agreed so much I bought Domino’s shares this month.

Morgans currently has an add rating and an $88 price target on the company’s shares. Based on the current Domino’s share price, this suggests a potential upside of 36% for investors over the next 12 months.

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is back on form and on course to record a strong gain. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.75% to 7,192.1 points.

Four ASX shares that are climbing more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are rising:

Galan Lithium Ltd (ASX: GLN)

The Galan Lithium share price is up over 5% to $1.52. Investors have been buying this lithium explorer’s shares after it announced “outstanding results” from second long-term pump test at Hombre Muerto West Project in Argentina.

New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC)

The New Hope share price is up 8% to $5.80. This follows another rise by the coal Nymex price overnight. According to CommSec, the coal Nymex price rose a further 1.1% to US$203.25. This was despite the US dollar gaining in value and putting pressure on most commodities. Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) shares are also rising strongly today.

TechnologyOne Ltd (ASX: TNE)

The TechnologyOne share price is up 5% to $13.01. Investors have been buying this enterprise software provider’s shares following the release of a strong full year result. For the 12 months ended 30 September, TechnologyOne reported an 18% increase in revenue to $369.4 million and a 15% increase in profit before tax to $112.3 million. The latter was at the top end of the company’s guidance range.

Virgin Money UK (ASX: VUK)

The Virgin Money share price is up 12% to $2.85. This follows the release of the UK based bank’s full year results. For the 12 months ended 30 September, Virgin Money UK reported a 43% increase in statutory profit before tax to 595 million pounds (A$1 billion). The bank ended the period with an exit net interest margin (NIM) of 1.86%. It also announced a share buyback worth approximately $90 million.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a healthy day of green ink so far this Tuesday. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has gained a pleasing 0.74% and is back over 7,190 points. But those gains are nothing compared to what is happening with ASX 200 coal shares today.

Coal shares are on fire (in a good way) this session. Take Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) — Whitehaven shares have put on an eye-popping 8.52% so far today, taking the company to $9.17 a share.

Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL) shares are also performing strongly. This ASX 200 coal share is up 6.86% to $5.215 a share. New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) is doing even better. New Hope shares have enjoyed a 7.81% rise so far this Tuesday to $5.80 a share.

ASX oil shares like Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WES) are also enjoying some pleasing rises this Tuesday. In fact, the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) is currently the best-performing sector on the entire ASX 200 Index. It’s up 2.39% at the time of writing.

So what’s going on with coal today that is eliciting these stupendous gains?

What’s lighting up ASX 200 coal shares today?

Well, it’s hard to say. We are seeing some strong pricing in the coal markets themselves. Coal is currently trading at US$349.35 per tonne, up a meaningful 3.66% since last week. That will no doubt be helping to grease the wheels of ASX 200 coal shares today.

We have some other news that could be playing a role too. As my Fool colleague Brooke discussed this afternoon, the South African coal industry is reportedly battling blockades on coal transport rail lines.

The blockades are being conducted by a group of former employees at coal miner Cerrejon. It’s possible this news is helping to lift coal prices and sentiment in coal miners due to potential supply issues.

So it could be a combination of these factors that is behind the rather extraordinary boost that ASX 200 coal shares are enjoying today. No doubt investors won’t be complaining.

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The Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) share price is up 3.7% today to $86.09 at the time of writing.

Shares in the $15 billion diversified miner are up 45% this year and a big driver of this investor confidence is its lithium business.

ASX lithium shares have been all the rage this year. Global demand is rising as the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry ramps up.

Let’s take a look at what’s happening.

Will lithium keep driving the Mineral Resources share price up?

Mineral Resources has four business branches — iron ore, energy (gas), mining services, and lithium.

It holds a stake in two of Australia’s largest hard-rock lithium mines — Mt Marion and Wodgina in Western Australia.

Mt Marion is owned 50:50 with one of the world’s largest lithium producers, Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd (SHE: 002460).

Wodgina is owned 40:60 with US lithium giant Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB).

Mineral Resources is already a global top-five lithium producer. That means it has a headstart on all the other lithium miners that have popped up in recent years and are still in the exploration stage.

Mineral Resources is producing lithium at scale at a time when lithium prices are sky-high due to EV demand.

The company has been able to take great advantage of this huge new channel of demand quickly, placing it “in the sun” for the next several years, according to managing director Chris Ellison.

According to The Age, Ellison reckons it will take some time for supply to catch up with demand.

Ellison said:

From finding dirt to having a (lithium) hydroxide plant running, it’s about six or seven years.

If we’ve got seven years in the sun, we’re gonna have a lot of fun.

Mineral Resources already provides 29% of the world’s hard rock lithium supply.

That’s a nice position to be in, given demand for lithium is forecast to outstrip supply until at least CY30.

According to research from Macquarie, the supply/demand imbalance is expected to be at its worst over CY24, CY25, and CY26.

What’s next for Mineral Resources’ lithium business?

Mineral Resources says it has big plans for its lithium division.

As per an investor presentation delivered at the company’s annual general meeting last week, Mineral Resources expects to double production at Mt Marion from 450,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene concentrate per annum to 900,000 tonnes by early 2023.

The company says 80% of the mine remains unexplored to date.

It also wants to “toll and convert” spodumene into lithium hydroxide. This is a refining process required for EV batteries.

To this end, Mineral Resources and Albemarle have just finished building one of the world’s largest lithium production facilities, the Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant.

The plant is fundamental to the companies’ joint venture to develop the Wodinga project.

They plan to ramp up the production of lithium hydroxide over the next two years.

Back in July, EV pioneer Elon Musk said lithium refining is where the real money is in the lithium arena today. He described refining as “like minting money” with “software margins” available.

Mineral Resources share price snapshot

The ASX mining share hit a new 52-week peak of $86.35 on 14 November. The Mineral Resources share price is up 103% over the past year and 15% in the past month.

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It’s been a bouncy day for the Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price this Tuesday. After a strong start this morning, which saw Qantas shares rise as high as $5.92, the airline has trended lower throughout the day. The Qantas share price is now going for $5.885, up 0.26% for the day thus far.

Perhaps investors got a case of the old cold feet over Qantas shares, considering what brokers at Macquarie have just come out and said about the company.

As an ASX broker, Macquarie runs a series of what are called model portfolios. These are portfolios that help and inspire clients to construct portfolios of their own.

According to reporting in The Australian today, Macquarie has just kicked Qantas out of its model portfolios.

Qantas shares depart from ASX broker’s model portfolio

Why? Here’s what the report said was behind the decision:

Forecasting a US recession next year, the investment bank’s strategy team has swung to backing defensive stocks, arguing risks are too high for a range of stocks that did well from the first phase of the rate rises this year.

So Qantas is among the stocks that don’t make this cut — according to Macquarie anyway. Other losers receiving the boot include Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ), Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH), and Qantas’ fellow ASX travel share Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT).

Instead, Macquarie is turning to ‘defensive’ ASX shares in light of its perceived risk of a US recession. Some of the ASX shares that Macquarie is keeping in its model portfolios include Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), Transurban Group (ASX: TCL), and APA Group (ASX: APA).

If there indeed is a recession in the United States next year, it could well have a negative effect on Qantas. Travel is most certainly a discretionary spending item, not a staple one. If the Australian economy, for example, experiences tough times, travel is one of the first things a family or a business will probably look to trim out of the budget.

Not what Qantas shareholders would want to hear right now, one would guess. The Qantas share price remains up more than 14% year to date in 2022 thus far. Earlier this month, Qantas shares hit a new post-COVID high of $6.17 a share.

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The Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) share price is roaring upward on Tuesday despite the company’s silence.

Right now, stock in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) coal miner is 8.05% higher at $9.13.

For comparison, the ASX 200 has gained 0.59% at the time of writing.

So, what might be driving the coal favourite higher? Let’s take a look.

What’s driving the Whitehaven share price higher today?

The Whitehaven share price is among the top performers on the ASX 200 on Tuesday amid soaring coal prices.

Newcastle coal futures lifted 3.66% in its most recent session, potentially helping to drive the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) higher. Right now, the energy sector is leading the market with a 2.3% gain.

Whitehaven stock is posting the sector’s biggest gain right now, slightly ahead of the 7.4% lift recorded by shares in fellow coal stock New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC). Meanwhile, stock in ASX 200 coal miner Coronado Global Resources Inc (ASX: CRN) has risen 3.4%.

It’s hard to determine what might be driving coal prices higher. Though, it might have something to do with blockades on a rail line in South America.

The blockades are halting the transport of coal from mining giant Cerrejon on its way for export, Reuters recently reported. A group of former workers are behind the protest activity. They’re said to be demanding their jobs back.

Today’s gains included, the Whitehaven share price is a whopping 229% higher than it was at the start of 2022. It has also gained 278% since this time last year.

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to record a decent gain. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.6% to 7,184.3 points.

Four ASX shares that have failed to follow the market higher today are listed below. Here’s why they are dropping:

Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: BST)

The Best & Less share price is down 12.5% to $2.38. This morning the retailer released a trading update and revealed that like for likes (LFL) sales are down 7.4% during the first 20 weeks of FY 2023. The damage is being done predominantly online, with online LFL sales down 32.9% and LFL store sales down a modest 2.3%.

Cettire Ltd (ASX: CTT)

The Cettire share price is down a further 9% to $1.29. Investors have been selling this online luxury products retailer’s shares in recent sessions following news that its CEO was selling down his holding again. Cettire’s CEO, Dean Mintz, sold 41 million shares at a 13% discount of $1.46 per share for a total consideration of approximately $60 million. Cettire’s shares have now dropped 23% since the sale.

Life360 Inc (ASX: 360)

The Life360 share price is down 5% to $6.40. This morning this location technology company announced the completion of a $50 million institutional placement. These funds were raised at a 6.4% discount of $6.30 and will be used to shore up its balance sheet given the uncertain macroeconomic environment. Not even news that Life360 has received takeover interest has been able to keep the Life360 share price from falling today.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: PAR)

The Paradigm share price is down 11% to $1.51. Investors have been selling this pharmaceutical company’s shares after it announced the exit of its CEO after less than five months in the role. No reason was given for the exit. Paradigm has acted fast and named its founder and former CEO, Paul Rennie, as its new leader.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in Life360, Inc. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Life360, Inc. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Cettire Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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