S&P 500 and Liquidity Liquidity remains abundant. But once conditioned to buy every dip, investors since 2022 have stopped watching liquidity and started trading Fed whispers—betting more on signals than on fundamentals. Image: Real Investment…
S&P 500 Annualized Return per Day The 2025 playbook: U.S. stocks roar higher through midweek, with Wednesday proving the sweet spot for gains. By Thursday and Friday, traders ease off the gas, pocketing profits and…
Sentiment – Risk Appetite and Expected U.S. Equity Market Performance Risk appetite is back. For the second straight month, U.S. equity fund managers are tilting bullish, encouraged by looser central-bank policy and easing macro jitters…
Mega-Cap Growth & Tech Positioning With positioning in mega-cap growth and tech at the 81st percentile, investors are once again piling into the familiar winners—crowding the same themes that have powered the rally. Image: Deutsche…
CTAs Exposure to Gold CTAs have cut back on gold, but they’re still net long — the bulls aren’t giving up yet. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation
S&P 500 Earnings Yield Minus U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield With the S&P 500 equity risk premium slipping below zero, markets are flashing a warning: risk isn’t being rewarded anymore. Image: Bloomberg
New York Fed GDP Nowcast The New York Fed nudged its Q4 2025 U.S. GDP Nowcast lower to 2.10% from 2.26% a week earlier, keeping the narrative of moderate U.S. growth intact. Image: Federal Reserve…
S&P 500 Sector P/E Valuations Relative to History The market is no steal: the S&P 500 trades at 23 times forward earnings, even as bulls bet on stronger profits and looming Fed cuts. Image: Goldman…
Gold vs. S&P 500 Gold is keeping pace with the S&P 500, defying the long-standing pattern of equity dominance in the fiat era and reasserting its appeal as a hedge against market and currency risk.…
Market Breadth – Percent Below 52-Week High S&P 500 Index Less Median Stock The rebound in the S&P 500’s 52-week market breadth suggests the rally has room to run, with broader participation hinting at strategic…
S&P 500 Index and Technical Score Overbought? Sure. Unstoppable? Almost. With a reading at 78.93, the S&P 500 is still surfing a powerful wave of bullish momentum. Image: Real Investment Advice