S&P 500 Index Max Pullback per Calendar Year March’s 9% pullback may already be the year’s deepest. If so, the market has less room for another major selloff. Back-to-back drawdowns of that size are rare,…
Equity Market Concentration – Market Capitalization of 10 Largest Companies as Share of S&P 500 Total What once echoed the market now sets the tempo. The top 10 names in the S&P 500 account for…
Fear & Greed Index – Investor Sentiment The Fear & Greed Index is at 60, solidly in greed territory. Risk appetite is back, but the gauge isn’t screaming euphoria. It’s just enough fuel to keep…
Valuation – S&P 500 NTM P/E At 16 times forward earnings, versus 20 for the benchmark, the equal-weight index isn’t cheap, but it looks more appealing than the broader market. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment…
MSCI AC World EPS EPS estimates for the MSCI AC World are being pushed higher for 2026 and 2027, with the Street betting AI’s tech boom will lift margins rather than trigger another capex hangover.…
AAII Sentiment Survey U.S. retail investors are still playing defense. The AAII bull-bear spread has climbed for two straight weeks, but remains in negative territory, a pattern that has often preceded attractive buying opportunities. Image:…
Global Monetary Policy Stimulus and Global Manufacturing PMI 2026 belonged to global growth, but the wind is turning. Inflation is firming, putting rate hikes back in play. The road into 2027 looks slower and bumpier.…
S&P 500 Technical Composite A composite of technical breadth measures is signaling overbought conditions in the S&P 500. For investors, that may be a good moment to trim positions and rebalance portfolios. Image: MarketDesk Research
Earnings Surprises of S&P 500 Companies Earnings season is repeating the same refrain: corporate profits are still resilient. 64% of S&P 500 companies have beaten Q2 estimates by at least one standard deviation, while only…
S&P 500 Annual vs. Intra-Year Returns Most years, the S&P 500 gives up 5% to 10%. With March’s double-digit drop already in the books, the next move lower may be more modest. Back-to-back big drawdowns…
Seasonality – S&P 500 Cycle Composite for 2026 The S&P 500 Cycle Composite points to a bullish but choppy 2026. U.S. stocks are now heading into their weakest seasonal stretch, which typically runs from mid-August…