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Apple Market Capitalization in the S&P 500 Apple is now the largest weight by market capitalization in the S&P 500 over the last 40-years. Image: Strategas Research Partners

Price Return Indexes – MSCI World ex-US and US Valueline Composite Index Where is the bull market exactly? Today, the Valueline composite index, considered as a proxy for the U.S. market’s performance, stands at the same level as in 1998. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

% of Economies with Improving Manufacturing PMI vs. Previous Month Based on a 3-month moving average, 82% of economies now see an improvement in their manufacturing sector compared to the previous month. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

U.S. Dollar Index and Foreign Ownership Share in the U.S. Corporate Bond Market Chart suggesting that the relationship is virtually non-existent between the U.S. dollar and net foreign purchases of U.S. corporate bonds. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

S&P 500 Index Returns Final 5 Months of Year When the S&P 500 is up in April, May, June, and July, as it is this year, it tends to be bullish. Image: LPL Research

Gold and Hedge Funds Net Long Positions Gold continues to shine, but for how long? Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Seasonality of Monthly Spikes in the VIX Historically, there are higher than average VIX spikes in August, September and October. Image: BofA Global Research

Bull Markets of 2020 Is the gold rally sustainable? Precious metal miners have outperformed all other asset classes since the beginning of the year. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

S&P 500 Total Return Attribution Multiple expansion explains the S&P 500’s total return YTD, despite negative earnings growth. Image: The Daily Shot

Emerging Markets Debt Yield The cost of servicing emerging markets debt denominated in U.S. dollars has fallen to almost 4%, thanks to global central bank liquidity and the weakening of the U.S. dollar. Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Global Manufacturing PMI in July Global Manufacturing PMIs are back above 50 in July, suggesting a V-shaped recovery in global economy. Image: Morgan Stanley Research