Individual Investors Are Trading More Actively in Shares and Options The move to zero commissions in October and the lockdowns boosted individual investor volumes. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Ratio of the S&P 500 Dividend Yield over the 10-Year Treasury Yield Chart suggesting that stocks have not been this attractive relative to bonds since the 1940s. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy
Global Cumulative Weekly Flow: Fixed Income vs. Equities This chart highlights once again investors’ strong preference for bonds. Image: BofA Global Research
Indicator – Mobility Trends (Driving) This chart suggests that mobility (driving) in the United States is now back to January levels. Image: Morgan Stanley Research
Bankruptcies and Coronavirus Crisis Filings for U.S. bankruptcies and Google searches for “Bankruptcy” are up. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
S&P 500 vs. Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index This chart highlights the wide divergence between the S&P 500 and the growing anxiety among Americans on the condition of the U.S. economy, their personal finances and the buying climate. Image: Lohman Econometrics
Equity Performance by Credit Rating This chart shows the impact of credit ratings on stock returns since the beginning of the year. Image: Ken Fisher, Fisher Investments
Revising the U.S. Real GDP Trajectory BofA is revising down the path of U.S. real GDP. Image: BofA Global Research
Fund Managers Sentiment and Global Stock Market Returns (MSCI ACWI) Are fund managers too bearish? Two-thirds of global fund managers say this is a bear market rally. Image: Hondo Tomasz
U.S. Money Supply M2 and Reserves of the Banking System U.S. money supply M2 shows significant jumps in growth, which could affect future inflation. Image: Financial Times
Daily Coronavirus Infection Rate Post-Lockdown On the positive side, this chart shows a decrease in COVID-19 infection rates after countries eased national lockdowns. Image: J.P. Morgan