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U.S. Real Retail Sales and Recession In December, U.S. real retail sales at 1.6% YoY. About 70% of U.S. GDP is personal consumption. In the past, real retail sales trended sideways before the recession began.

2020 Retail Sales in the U.S. and Euro Area This chart shows a sweet V-shaped recovery in U.S. and EU retail sales. Image: BofA Global Research

Institutional Fund % Cash and Retail Fund % Cash This month, retail funds reduced elevated cash levels to 4.3%. Image: BofA Global Fund Manager Survey

Retail Trades and Individual Investors Retail investors are driving the recent bull market. Image: Financial Times

Retail Investors and Small Options Trades Does the boom in options trading by retail investors suggest a market meltdown? Image: Financial Times

S&P 500 Index vs. Retail Favorites Index Retail investor stock picks are beating the S&P 500 Index YTD. But are retail investors ready for a market crash? Image: The Daily Shot

U.S. Retail Sales – Store Retailers vs. Nonstore Retailers Can U.S. store retailers come back to life as the lockdown eases? Image: BCA Research

U.S. Real Retail Sales during 7 Recessions since 1970 The rebound in U.S. real retail sales is a V-shaped recovery, but can it last? Image: Pictet Asset Management

U.S. E-commerce – Percent Penetration of Adjusted Retail Chart suggesting that the coronavirus pandemic has pulled forward about three years of e-commerce adoption in the United States. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

U.S. Online Brokers Retail Trades and Individual Investors The move to zero commissions and the lockdowns boosted individual investor trades. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research