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ChartBrief 83 - An average year for the S&P500
Seasonality is something that matters in markets, economics, and life! Most people have heard of the term "sell in May" (and the rest of...
Callum Thomas
Jun 12, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 9 June 2017
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
Jun 9, 20172 min read


The Great Capitulation
A great capitulation is underway in the equity market. And we've seen this type of thing happen only once before. The chart in this...
Callum Thomas
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 2 June 2017
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
Jun 4, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 82 - Institutional investor confidence indicates capitulation
The May reading of the global State Street Investor Confidence Index rose +5.1 pts to 102.5 which indicates institutional investors are...
Callum Thomas
Jun 2, 20172 min read


What to expect when you're expecting returns
This article talks through a recent piece of analysis we did on expected returns. For clarity when I say expected returns I mean a...
Callum Thomas
May 30, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 26 May 2017
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
May 26, 20172 min read


Asian Equities: Barrier or Breakout?
The MSCI Asia Ex-Japan Index is approaching familiar territory. The 750 level was last reached at the height of the Chinese stock bubble...
Callum Thomas
May 23, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 19 May 2017
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
May 19, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 77 - Keep an eye on the CLIs
The latest round of the OECD Composite Leading Indicators [CLI] showed on the surface a fairly rosy assessment of the global economic...
Callum Thomas
May 17, 20172 min read


Another look at volatility that will leave you scratching your head
In this article I look at an alternative view of volatility, and it's a view that frankly has me scratching my head. The chart appeared...
Callum Thomas
May 16, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 13 May 2017
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
May 13, 20172 min read


Global Equities: Rising Risk of a Pullback
This article looks at a unique indicator for global equities that captures quite a different kind of market breadth: market valuation...
Callum Thomas
May 13, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 5 May 2017
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
May 6, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 21 Apr 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the charts just...
Topdown Charts
Apr 22, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 70 - Trends in Asset Allocation
This article looks at two lenses on individual investor asset allocations. Doing this allows us to have a gauge for where the average...
Callum Thomas
Apr 19, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 69 - Margin Debt Acceleration
For some reason there seems to be a lot of people obsessed with and almost losing sleep about the level of US margin debt. In fairness...
Callum Thomas
Apr 11, 20172 min read


VIDEO: Surprising Stockmarket Leverage Charts
In this video we look at a couple of interesting and innovative charts that give another view on leverage in the stockmarket. Most...
Topdown Charts
Apr 10, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 7 Apr 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the charts just...
Topdown Charts
Apr 8, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 31 Mar 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the charts just...
Topdown Charts
Apr 1, 20171 min read
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