Brent Crude Oil and 10-Year U.S. Inflation Breakeven Rate Oil prices and inflation are closely linked. Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Estimated Average Daily Retail Equity Buy-Sell Flow and Smart Money Flow Index Individual investors have bought all the dips this year, while institutional investors have de-risked their portfolios. Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Transitory and Persistent Inflation Persistent inflation continues to rise. Image: BofA Global Research

Commodities – Commodity Spot Index Are commodity prices on the way to the moon? Image: The Daily Shot

Treasuries Total Return Index Should investors expect total returns on U.S. Treasuries to be positive next year? Image: Lohman Econometrics

Institutional, Private Client and Household Allocation to Bonds Are investors too pessimistic about the outlook for bonds? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Inflation – U.S. Used Car Prices When will the surge in U.S. used car prices end? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

S&P 500 Index vs. Margin Debt Should investors be worried that the margin debt growth rate falls below 50%? Image: Lohman Econometrics

Gold vs. U.S. 10-Year Real Yields and U.S. Dollar Index – 3-Month Correlation of Weekly Return Generally, U.S. 10-year real yields and the U.S. dollar are negatively correlated with the price of gold. Image: Goldman…

U.S. GDP The slowdown in U.S. GDP is expected to be short-lived. Image: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

WTI Crude Oil Price Seasonality Seasonality suggests that oil prices tend to move lower into year end. Image: Topdown Charts