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Chart: S&P500 vs Fund Flows - Divergence
A curious divergence has opened up between the level of the S&P500 and the cumulative level of fund flows into US equity funds (mutual...
Callum Thomas
Sep 16, 20181 min read


Chart: Global Consumer Sentiment Trends
The global GDP weighted consumer sentiment index dipped slightly in September, but stayed within its upward trend, and continued its...
Callum Thomas
Sep 15, 20181 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 14 Sep 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
Topdown Charts
Sep 14, 20182 min read


VIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the Week
In this video we run through the free weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week" and add a bit of extra comments and context....
Topdown Charts
Sep 14, 20181 min read


3 Charts on EM vs DM Equity Allocations
Emerging markets have taken a beating this year on the back of softer China growth, the trade wars, a stronger USD, and Fed tightening......
Callum Thomas
Sep 13, 20182 min read


Chart Of The Week: Gold Positioning - Back To Bearish
Gold has taken a beating in the last couple of months, and predictably traders have jumped on the bandwagon - pushing net futures...
Callum Thomas
Sep 12, 20181 min read


Chart: Global Equity Volatility vs Economic Policy Uncertainty
Economic policy uncertainty, and political risk in general has basically been a constant over the past few years. In more recent times...
Callum Thomas
Sep 11, 20181 min read


Chart: Global Equities Breadth Check - As Bad as 2015
As I was going through and updating some client chart packs, I noticed an interesting development in the global equities country breadth...
Callum Thomas
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 7 Sep 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
Topdown Charts
Sep 8, 20182 min read


VIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the Week
In this video we run through the free weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week" and add a bit of extra comments and context....
Topdown Charts
Sep 6, 20181 min read


Chart: Tis the Season for a Higher VIX
Studying historical averages can produce useful and interesting insights on the market. Looking at the historical average level of the...
Callum Thomas
Sep 6, 20181 min read


Chart Of The Week: GBPUSD - Should You Remain Or Exit?
With Brexit looming, UK assets have been shunned by global investors; but as is often the case, sometimes the best investments are the...
Callum Thomas
Sep 5, 20181 min read


Chart: Global Manufacturing PMI Update
Something has been happening in the global economy this year - and I say *this year* for good reason. Both the developed and emerging...
Callum Thomas
Sep 4, 20181 min read


Chart: TED Spread and LIBOR-OIS
Here's a couple of interesting charts which are behaving in a boring fashion. The first is the 3 month LIBOR-OIS spread, and the second...
Callum Thomas
Sep 3, 20181 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 31 Aug 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
Topdown Charts
Aug 31, 20182 min read


7 Charts on Quantitative Tightening
As the Fed is steadily progressing through its balance sheet normalization plan, it's worth checking in on a few charts that highlight...
Callum Thomas
Aug 30, 20185 min read


Chart: 2 Relative Performance Trends You Should Be Paying Attention To
Here's a couple of stand out charts from the Global Cross Asset Market Monitor. The first one is a look at value vs growth, and the key...
Callum Thomas
Aug 29, 20182 min read


VIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the Week
In this video we run through the free weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week" and add a bit of extra comments and context....
Topdown Charts
Aug 28, 20181 min read


Chart Of The Week: Make Chinese Stocks Cheap Again
A lot has gone wrong for Chinese stocks lately with a softer economy and trade war uncertainty weighing on investor confidence. However,...
Callum Thomas
Aug 28, 20181 min read


Chart: US 10-Year Bond Yield Seasonality
I was going through my fixed income strategy models and there were a number of really interesting charts, but I thought this one in...
Callum Thomas
Aug 27, 20181 min read
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