High Yield Bonds – 12-Month Cumulative Volume of Rising Stars Minus Fallen Angels BofA forecasts a total return of 4-5% for U.S. high-yield bonds in 2022. Image: BofA Global Research

Seasonality – Average Monthly Change in S&P 500 Will January 2022 be a challenging month for U.S. equities? Image: Nordea and Macrobond

China – USD/CNY and EM Currency Index The RMB is expected to weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Image: Alpine Macro

EUR/USD and Copper The gap between EUR/USD and copper is widening. Will the price of copper fall? Image: BCA Research

S&P 500 Index – 1984 to 2002 vs. 2008 to Present Is the S&P 500 Index on the way to the moon? Image: Alpine Macro

Survey – Bitcoin in 2022 Will Bitcoin halve in 2022? Image: Deutsche Bank Research

Average S&P 500 Performance in Fed Tightening Cycles Around 9 months after the first rate hike, the S&P 500 tends to be flat for over a year. Image: Deutsche Bank

S&P 500 Real Earnings Yield Is the S&P 500 real earnings yield bearish for the U.S. stock market? Image: The Daily Shot

Inflation – Wage Growth (U.S. Labor Market) Wages are rising, but inflation is rising faster than wages in the United States. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

S&P 500 Future Returns After Big Weekly Gains Big weeks (like last week) tend to be bullish for U.S. stocks over the next 3 months Image: LPL Research

S&P 500 – Number of Months per Year to Make a New High This is only the second time in history that the S&P 500 Index has made a new high every single month. Image:…