S&P 500 Index and Technical Score At 68.63, the S&P 500 remains slightly overbought. Bulls are still in control and the trend stays healthy, but expect the next leg higher to be choppy, not smooth.…

S&P 500 Performance on the Day of the FOMC Meeting U.S. stocks have struggled on FOMC days this year. Can this week break the pattern? Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation

Discretionary vs. Systematic Equity Positioning Systematic strategies continue to lean bullish, sitting in the 86th percentile and firmly overweight. Discretionary investors, by contrast, are underweight again at the 34th percentile, with ample room to add…

Insider Transactions Ratio Corporate insiders are buying again, pushing the Insider Transactions Ratio into bullish territory and adding fuel to the bull case. Image: Barron’s

Bond Positioning Bond positioning has sunk to the 5th percentile. If history rhymes, yields are near a short-term peak. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation

MSCI AC World EPS The Street keeps raising MSCI AC World EPS estimates for 2026 and 2027, betting that AI can lift margins without triggering a capex blowout. So if there is a bubble, is…

Valuation – S&P 500 Fwd 12-Month P/E Multiple vs. EPS Yield Gap vs. Real 10-Year U.S. Treasury So far in 2026, U.S. equities have digested higher rates mostly through multiple compression, leaving the valuation gap…

U.S.-Listed ETF Cumulative Flows by Year Investors have poured more than $1.4 trillion into U.S.-listed ETFs so far this year, a record for inflows at this point in the calendar. If the momentum persists, model-based…

Median 2-Week S&P 500 Returns The S&P 500’s worst half-month since 1950? That’s the second half of September. So are traders betting history won’t repeat? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Foreign Holding of U.S. Financial Assets: Allocation to Equities Foreign investors are unusually crowded into U.S. stocks. What would happen if they all rushed for the exits? Image: Topdown Charts

Investor Sentiment – U.S. Market Greed/Fear Index At 63.20, the Greed and Fear Index has slipped from its highs, reflecting a cooler tone over the last four weeks. It’s not a warning light, but with…