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

S&P 500 Closes Below 50-Day Moving Average After Four Months or More Above It A close below the 50-day moving average after four-months or more above it might look like a warning sign for the…