U.S. Labor Market – JOLTS Job Openings Minus Total Unemployed There are once again more job openings than unemployed Americans. Image: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Equity Risk Indicator and S&P 500 The equity risk indicator remains positive and is far from stretched. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

U.S. and China Tech Stocks Relative Returns Will China tech stocks continue to underperform their market? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Valuation – World Technology 12-Month Forward Earnings Yield Minus 2.5% and U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond Yield Tech stocks are less attractive, as the world tech 12-month forward earnings yield minus 2.5% has reached the upper…

Nominal GDP Growth Nominal GDP growth is expected to be strong over the next couple of years. Image: BCA Research

Inflation – Cost of Shipping Goods from China Container rates from China are rocketing higher. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Change in Relative Valuation Since Antitrust Lawsuit Filing Big tech companies tend to underperform following lawsuit filing. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Length of Time before Jobs Fully Returned after a Recession How long will it take for the U.S. labor market to fully recover? Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC

S&P 500 Performance on Friday the 13th since 1928 Historically, U.S. stocks tend to do well on Friday the 13th in August. Image: LPL Research

Put to Call Trend Deviation Model vs. S&P 500 The put to call ratio (deviation from trend) is still bullish for the S&P 500. Image: Longview Economics

Top Five Companies as Share of S&P 500 Total The S&P 500 remains abnormally concentrated. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, MicroSoft and Google (Alphabet) account for 22% of S&P 500 market capitalization. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment…