As the global economic cycle heats up, it's worth posing the question: when does "so good" become "too good"? It's a reference to one of...

I often look at sector composition trends for the S&P500, and one of the areas that is really standing out for me is the Information...

This post looks at a curious and obscure indicator on the US economy which has in the past provided some clues on the outlook for the US...

The "Santa Claus rally" refers to the tendency for the S&P500 to do well in December, and specifically the last part of December. We can...

For the second month in a row the State Street Investor Confidence Index came in below 100 (the index uses State Street's global...

Regular readers and followers on social media will be familiar with this chart, but what will probably be surprising is how this...

The topic of the yield curve is one that has been coming up a lot lately, particularly as the 10s minus 2s spread has dipped to the...

The November readings of the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos Consumer Sentiment indexes revealed a picture of solid consumer confidence at a global...

If it has felt like global equities have done well this year that's probably because they have. The MSCI All Countries World Index is up...

NYSE Margin Debt is an important indicator for US equities as it both reflects sentiment and tracks the amount of leverage and buying...

Funny things can happen when you mix human psychology with greed and constant stimulus. The seemingly straight-line march upward in the...

We hear a lot about the VIX and how volatility is low, but we rarely hear about the VIX's siblings: the CBOE SKEW Index and the CBOE...

Chinese PPI inflation picked up further in September, accelerating to 6.9% (6.3% previous, and consensus). It forms part of a trend that...

This article reviews the data from the latest weekly sentiment survey we conduct over on Twitter. The survey measures respondents'...

Quick update today on the latest round of OECD Composite Leading Indicators and an observation on monetary policy trends within emerging...

Just like with markets and economies, humans go through cycles of emotion and turning points - it's often the case that when someone hits...

In this article we look at a 3 key charts on global equities that utilize market breadth techniques. In this case we are looking at the...

This article reviews the data from the latest weekly sentiment survey we conduct over on Twitter. The survey measures respondents'...

First up is an update to the DM composite PMI vs US 10-year treasury chart - the final vs flash PMIs were revised up and that's now...

Going through the various charts on credit strategy and risk pricing I noticed a couple of interesting and related charts that I thought...