S&P 500 6-Month Seasonal Returns and Percentage of Time Up – Presidential Cycle Year 1 into Presidential Cycle Year 2 From Presidential cycle year 1 into Presidential cycle year 2, the S&P 500 has historically…

G3 Credit Impulse and Commodities (Leading Indicator) G3 credit impulse tends to lead commodity prices by 12 months. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

S&P 500 Index and Exponential Growth Trend Line Should investors worry that the S&P 500 Index is very extended from its exponential growth trend line? Image: Real Investment Advice

Returns – S&P 500 Performance and S&P 500 P/E Level Should investors expect low single digit return for the S&P 500 over the next year? Image: Richardson Wealth

U.S. Cycle – Spread Between Conference Board Consumer Confidence and UMich Surveys Morgan Stanley expects a “mid-cycle transition”, with a 10%-plus correction for the U.S. stock market. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

Treasury Securities – Supply of Safe Haven Securities Will U.S. Treasury securities remain a safe haven? Image: BCA Research

S&P 500 Tracking 1980 Nikkei 225 Index Will the S&P 500 end up like the Nikkei 225 index in the 1990s? Image: Real Investment Advice

Stocks – Global Cyclical Relative to Defensive Sectors vs. U.S. 10-Year Yields Is now the time for defensive stocks? Image: Longview Economics

S&P 500 Index New All-Times Through August Historically, August tends to be a weak month for the S&P 500 Index, but that’s not the case this year. Image: LPL Research

Markets – Average Sharpe Ratio Across Assets How long will the “everything rally” last? Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

U.S. Small Cap Fund Flows Should investors be bullish on U.S. small caps despite record outflows? Image: Topdown Charts