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S&P 500 Index Performance After Long Streaks >30 for the VIX End A move of the VIX below 30 tends to be bullish for U.S. stocks. Image: LPL Research

2Y-10Y U.S. Treasury Yield Curve vs 3M-10Y U.S. Treasury Yield Curve The steepening of the 3-month/10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve suggests that the Fed’s monetary policy tightening could be slower. Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Energy Sector vs. Fed Funds Rate Should investors expect oil prices to fall when the Fed hikes rates? Image: Real Investment Advice

U.S. 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate and U.S. 10-Year Real Rate As the risk of stagflation is rising, will the Fed maintain a loose policy? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Global Equities – 200-Day Moving Average Breadth Should investors expect further declines in global equities? Image: Topdown Charts

12-Month S&P 500 Returns Following Peaks and Troughs of Consumer Sentiment Historically, troughs in consumer sentiment tends to precede big stock market returns. Image: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

S&P 500 Around 1970s Oil Crisis How will the surge in oil prices impact the S&P 500 this time? Image: Deutsche Bank

VIX – Market Shocks in a Historical Perspective The volatility of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on U.S. stocks is equivalent to that of the Gulf War (1990–91). Image: Pictet Asset Management

Bitcoin – Transaction Capacity per Second Has Bitcoin a scalability problem? Image: Deutsche Bank

Small Caps – Russell 2000 Non-Financials Cash as a Percentage of Market Capitalization U.S. small caps have plenty of cash. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy

Market-Implied Odds of a U.S. Recession in the Next 12 Months Could a recession be coming in the United States? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research