Gold and 200-Day Moving Average Gold’s story is still bullish, but this overheated chart, with a Z-score exceeding three, screams “cool‑down”—a pullback or a sideways pause looks more like a matter of when, not if. Image: Real Investment Advice
S&P 500 Performance After >35% in Six Months History stands with the bulls: up over 35% in six months, the S&P 500 has rarely moved this fast—only five times since 1950. Each time, the rally kept rolling, with an average 13.4% gain over the next year. Image: Carson Investment Research
Buybacks – Announced Share Repurchases for S&P 500 Companies In 2025, Corporate America is going all‑in on buybacks, unleashing more than $1 trillion to lift stock prices and keep the Wall Street mood buoyant. Image: J.P. Morgan
Returns – Gold vs. S&P 500 vs. MSCI World $4,000 gold isn’t just a headline—it’s the latest move in a powerhouse rally that has left equities in the dust since the millennium. Image: Bloomberg
S&P 500 Index Up 35% since April 8, the S&P 500 keeps defying gravity. Fueled by AI euphoria and faith in Fed cuts, the index is in one of the most explosive rallies ever seen and the bulls aren’t done charging yet. Image: Bloomberg
Year/Year EPS Growth – Magnificent 7 vs. S&P 493 EPS growth for the Magnificent 7 is expected to cool to 14% in Q3, down from 28%. Mega-cap tech names should continue posting robust earnings growth, but the outsized premium that’s defined the trade might lose some of its shine in 2026. Image: Goldman Sachs Global…
Economy-Wide Firm AI Adoption Rate While AI adoption among firms continues to expand, its growth is slowing as the market shifts from early rapid uptake to a more mature phase. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Cumulative Bull vs. Bear Markets Why do bear markets matter? Because most of the gains of an inflation-adjusted bull run can be erased when the next downturn hits. Image: Real Investment Advice
S&P 500 Bull Markets Eight years and 288% gains—that’s on average the bull market playbook over the past 50 years. As today’s bull market enters its third year, there’s reason to believe the party is far from over. Image: Carson Investment Research
Probability of U.S. Recession In the Next 1 Year Goldman Sachs sees a 30% chance of a U.S. recession within the next year—higher than the long-run norm, but still pointing to only moderate downside risks. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Contribution of Sector Groups to S&P 500 Earnings Growth MCG and Tech have all but carried the market lately, fueling nearly 90% of the S&P 500’s earnings growth. Wall Street’s climb is still a tech‑powered story, with breadth across other sectors stubbornly missing. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation