U.S. Equity Returns It’s not a bubble—at least not yet. But with AI money flooding in and U.S. companies rethinking how they raise and spend cash, investors can’t afford to ignore valuations, balance sheets, or…

S&P 500 Returns into Year-End Following >15% Through October When Wall Street catches fire, it usually keeps burning. In years when the S&P 500 has already surged more than 15% by late October, it has…

Average Equity Fund Flow by Calendar Month Over the Past Decade Excluding U.S. Election Years History says year-end momentum has legs: outside U.S. election years, equity flows spike in December and stay strong through Q1—adding…

Performance of a Basket of Stocks with the Most Net Call Volume in the Previous Week The latest U.S.-China trade escalation is a reminder of how fast momentum-driven strategies can crumble once volatility resurfaces and…

S&P 500 Performance During and After Government Shutdowns Even the longest government shutdown in U.S. history couldn’t rattle Wall Street. Stocks held firm—and historically, once Washington gets back to work, equities have gained an average…

Valuation – S&P 500 Real Value Index Since 1871, the S&P 500 real total returns, dividends reinvested, have averaged 6.9% a year. The U.S. Real Value Index has always mean-reverted — and right now, it…

U.S. Labor Productivity A pandemic-driven productivity surge has put U.S. real output per hour 1.7% above its previous trajectory, providing tailwinds to economic performance and keeping the American growth story alive and well. Image: Deutsche…

Bitcoin Price and 365-Day Moving Average A break below the 365-day moving average puts Bitcoin on the defensive. Add in thin dip demand, margin pressure, and souring sentiment, and the setup looks ripe for institutional…

S&P 500 Valuations Based On Forward Operating EPS Easy money and low rates could keep pushing S&P 500 multiples higher, but the risk is that earnings won’t rise fast enough to support them. For the…

U.S. Broad Nominal Trade-Weighted Dollar and 200-Day Moving Average After weeks of drift, the U.S. dollar’s rebound looks more than just noise, with key gauges—like the 200-day moving average—suggesting the move has technical legs, at…

U.S. Equities – S&P 500 Equal Weight Index / S&P 500 Index The ratio of the equal-weighted S&P 500 to its cap-weighted version has dropped to its weakest level since May 2003—a stark reminder of…