U.S. Stock Market Bull and Bear Indicator – S&P 500 Two Mondays ago, our Stock Market Bull & Bear Indicator was bullish well before the opening bell and the S&P 500 followed through, closing up…

Investor Sentiment – U.S. Market Greed/Fear Index Markets are still riding a wave of optimism. The Greed and Fear Index sits at 81.26, and investors haven’t trimmed their equity allocations. Image: Real Investment Advice

S&P 500 Returns in January The S&P 500 is up 1% so far this month. January has finished higher three years in a row. Could this be the fourth? Since 1950, when January finishes in…

Consolidated Equity Positioning Sitting at the 68th percentile, consolidated equity positioning is still mildly overweight but hardly stretched, leaving room for potential upside. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation

Sentiment Indicator and Stock Positioning Goldman Sachs’ U.S. Equity Sentiment Indicator is holding at 0.1, a neutral level that in the past has often been followed by positive one‑month S&P 500 returns. Image: Goldman Sachs…

Valuation – Mega-Cap Tech PEG Ratio Despite relying on forward growth estimates that often move, the Mega-Cap Tech PEG ratio (P/E to CY3 EPS growth) has fallen sharply, echoing the lows of 2022. Image: Goldman…

YTD Returns of Select Equity Indices Wall Street has lost some spark. The KOSPI, fired up by semiconductor leaders, has surged 15% this year, dwarfing the S&P 500’s and Nasdaq 100’s modest 1% gains. Image:…

U.S. Equity Index P/E Valuations vs. History At 22 times forward earnings for the S&P 500 and 27 for the Nasdaq 100, US stocks aren’t cheap, but investors don’t seem to mind as long as…

AAII Sentiment Survey The AAII bull-bear spread narrowed over the past week, but U.S. retail investors stayed upbeat, with bulls topping bears for an eighth straight week. Image: The Daily Chartbook

S&P 500 Technical Composite A composite of technical breadth measures now places the S&P 500 in neutral gear, opening the door to further gains. Image: MarketDesk Research

Consensus EPS Growth Estimates Wall Street is riding a wave of optimism as analysts project S&P 500 earnings to climb 15% in both 2026 and 2027. But the real action may be in small caps,…