Breakeven Prices for Existing U.S. Oil Wells Breakeven prices for existing U.S. oil wells highlights that the current WTI oil price is too low for oil companies to make a decent return. Image: Federal Reserve…

S&P 500 Earnings: S&P 500 Peak-to-Trough Profit Decline in a Recession S&P 500 earnings fall about 16% in an average recession. Image: UBS

S&P 500 and 3-Month VIX vs. VIX The VIX3M vs. VIX has not confirmed the current rally and still remains below 1.0 in a sign of risk aversion. Image: BofA Global Research

Cross-Asset Volatility and Percentile of 3-Month Implied Volatility Cross-asset volatility is declining from very high levels, as sentiment has improved and new coronavirus cases have declined. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

The Five Biggest Stocks in the S&P 500 The five biggest tech stocks dominate the S&P 500 Index. Image: Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC

Recovery of the S&P 500 The S&P 500 has retraced more than 50% of its 35% decline in just 19 trading days. Image: Fidelity Investments

VIX – 2020 Coronavirus Crisis vs. Global Financial Crisis The coronavirus crisis saw the VIX spiked much quicker than during the global financial crisis, and is normalizing more quickly as well. Image: J.P. Morgan Equity…

Volatility – VIX over a Century The stock market crash of 1929, the Black Monday of 1987, the global financial crisis in 2008, and the coronavirus crash were the most extreme events. Image: BNP Paribas

S&P 500 and Best 15-Day Returns Ever Historically, the best 15-day returns ever have lead to strong returns over the next 12 months, with an average gain of 21.9%. Image: LPL Research

U.S. Dollar – Don’t Fight the Fed The U.S. dollar remains relatively strong despite Fed action. Image: Alpine Macro

U.S. Trade and Shipment Decline (Imports – Exports) Chart showing the US trade collapse, as the coronavirus plunges the global economy into recession. Image: Bloomberg