New S&P 500 Index All-Time Highs Per Year The S&P 500 has now reached 19 record highs this year. In strong bull markets, new highs tend to come in clusters and often run longer than…

Equities – Global Valuation Range U.S. stocks carry a rich premium, while markets abroad sit closer to their historical ranges. The result is a global landscape where relative value is easier to find outside the…

S&P 500 Net Profit Margin Profit margins are widening across the S&P 500 this year, extending beyond mega-caps and the tech sector. This trend should continue into 2027, pointing to a healthier and more diverse…

S&P 500 Performance After Eight Week Wins Streaks Up >12% An eight-week winning streak and a rise of more than 12% set the tone. Since 1950, U.S. stocks have followed up with a median 12-month…

S&P 500 Weekly Announced Buybacks Buyback announcements are picking up across corporate America, pointing to healthy balance sheets and a greater appetite to spend surplus cash. That wave is supporting equities and keeping sentiment constructive.…

S&P 500 Performance Around Issuance Upcycles Past issuance waves tell a familiar story: they usually line up with strong U.S. equity performance, underpinned by steady buying interest. That pattern is tough to ignore in a…

Equity Fund Flows vs. S&P 500 EPS Growth Investors are pouring into equities on the back of solid earnings momentum. As long as earnings hold up, the trend should carry on. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset…

Volatility – VIX and SKEW Index The VIX–SKEW divergence is less about calm and more about caution. Volatility looks subdued, but the steady rise in SKEW suggests investors are quietly paying up for protection against…

Dow Jones Performance Under Various Federal Reserve Bank Chairs The Dow has performed well under Jerome Powell, delivering an annualized return of 8.4%, comfortably above the long-term average of 6.2%. That puts him 8th among…

2-Month U.S. Equity/U.S. 10-Year Bond Yield Correlation The two-month correlation between U.S. equities and 10-year yields has broken down to late-1990s extremes, typically a recipe for higher volatility and greater pressure on duration-sensitive sectors, especially…

S&P 500 Valuations The U.S. market looks cyclically overheated. Valuation composites show stretched conditions, raising the risk of a sharp correction. So far, however, recession signals remain absent. Image: Topdown Charts