S&P 500 Performance by Month It is challenging to predict how U.S. stocks will perform in any specific month, but September is historically known to be a volatile month. Image: Yahoo Finance

Cumulative Tech Flows Will investors’ love of tech stocks continue? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Average of Straddle Buying Returns Buying straddles into earnings is a popular speculative tactic for trading stock volatility, which has proven to be a successful strategy thus far in 2023. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment…

S&P 500 Advance-Decline Line The bullish retest of the breakout to new all-time highs for S&P 500 advance-decline in June is very good news for the U.S. stock market. Image: BofA Global Research

S&P 500 Daily % Change Typically, the best days in the U.S. stock market often come after the worst days. Investors usually observe clusters of the S&P 500’s largest percentage gains during challenging periods. Image:…

Average of Analyst Day Stock Performance The stock performance during analyst days in 2023 has generally been positive, with an average increase of 0.2% year-to-date. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

China Real GDP Growth vs. Current Activity Indicator (CAI) Goldman Sachs forecasts China real GDP growth of 5.4% in 2023 and 4.5% in 2024. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

U.S. Equity Exposure vs. ISM New Orders less Inventories U.S. equity exposure typically shows a correlation with the ISM New Orders less Inventories. Image: Nomura

U.S. Unemployment Rate vs. 10-Year UST Yield and 3-Month UST Yield A bull steepener occurs when the U.S. unemployment rate increases. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

Number of Times Dollar Has Gained in the Month Since 2017 The U.S. dollar has typically shown strength in the month of September. Will this year be any different? Image: Bloomberg