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Sentiment Snapshot: Of Two Minds
The latest weekly survey of investor positioning and views on Twitter showed a slight rebound in overall net bullishness, but as with the...
Callum Thomas
Apr 2, 20183 min read


ChartBrief 201 - China Macro and Copper
After the very weak result in February (largely a result of Chinese New Year holiday distortions - albeit consistent with our view that...
Callum Thomas
Mar 31, 20183 min read


ChartBrief 200 - Credit Managers' Index
The NACM "Credit Managers' Index" or CMI is the often forgotten indicator which, similar to its cousin the PMI (Purchasing Managers'...
Callum Thomas
Mar 30, 20183 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 30 Mar 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
Mar 29, 20182 min read


Sentiment Snapshot: Technically Bearish
As a reminder, the weekly survey on Twitter asks respondents their views/positioning on equities and bonds based on whether their view is...
Callum Thomas
Mar 26, 20182 min read


5 Charts on the Global Trade Boom
I'm not going to weigh-in on the 'trade war' or 'trade skirmish' which has been generating numerous headlines lately, but instead I would...
Callum Thomas
Mar 25, 20183 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 23 Mar 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
Mar 23, 20182 min read


VIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the Week
In this video we run through the weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week". In this week's edition we look at US economic...
Topdown Charts
Mar 14, 20181 min read


ChartBrief 195 - OECD Leading Indicators at a Turning Point
The latest round of OECD Composite Leading Indicators was just released, and given how useful these indicators can be in shedding light...
Callum Thomas
Mar 10, 20182 min read


Chart Of The Week: China Property Outlook
This week the "Chart of the Week" is focused on the outlook for China's property market. The Chinese property market is perhaps one of...
Callum Thomas
Mar 6, 20181 min read


VIDEO: Monetary Policy and Asset Allocation
In this video we talk through the global monetary policy outlook and how it ties in with asset allocation. Monetary policy has been a...
Topdown Charts
Mar 2, 20181 min read


Chart Of The Week: Inflation Surge
This week the "Chart of the Week" is a rather peculiar indicator on inflation. The global inflation outlook has been gaining...
Callum Thomas
Feb 26, 20182 min read


ChartBrief 189 - Global Trade Update
A few data points have come out on global trade over the past week so it's worth taking a look at what has been a really key theme for...
Callum Thomas
Feb 24, 20183 min read


ChartBrief 188 - DM Mfg PMIs and UST 10Y
In case you didn't get that, it's Developed Markets manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) and US 10-Year government bond yields. ...
Callum Thomas
Feb 22, 20182 min read


Implied Correlation Index Flashes a Buy Signal
I've talked about the CBOE implied correlation index a few times before, but it's very timely to revisit this indicator as the February...
Callum Thomas
Feb 20, 20182 min read


Cyclicals vs Defensives - the next shoe to drop?
The February stockmarket correction has investors scrambling to find the reason behind the rapid fall in the major indexes, with various...
Callum Thomas
Feb 14, 20182 min read


Sentiment Snapshot: Meltdown?
A few weeks ago I wrote a report outlining the sentiment snapshot for markets, the theme was "melt up" as a number of sentiment...
Callum Thomas
Feb 5, 20184 min read


ChartBrief 184 - China Manufacturing vs Consumer
The latest official PMI data out of China showed a slowing of momentum in the manufacturing sector (51.3 in January vs 51.6 in Dec and a...
Callum Thomas
Feb 1, 20183 min read


VIDEO: Active Asset Allocation in 2018
In this video we talk through a set of slides presenting a top-down perspective on Active Asset Allocation in 2018. In the first part of...
Topdown Charts
Jan 24, 20181 min read


Copper Stocks Don't Buy The Rally
Something interesting has been going on in one of our commodity intermarket models. While the price of copper has surged back from the...
Callum Thomas
Jan 23, 20182 min read
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