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05-13 23:19

Daily Charts - History of Bulls and Bears

1.History of Bulls and Bears(as proxied by Gold vs Death crosses) $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Image2.Now that the S&P500 is back above its 200-day moving average we'll have to put the "Bear Market Seasonality" chart on the bench, and bring the "Bull Market Seasonality" chart onto the field...Image3.What will it take to turn REITs around?multi-year relative bear market remains entrenched, but things may change soon...ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find out more here:Trade on a Cash Boost Account and enjoy up
Daily Charts - History of Bulls and Bears
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05-12 22:39

Daily Charts - Tariff tantrum in perspective

1.Tariff tantrum in perspective... $S&P 500(.SPX)$ Image2.Gold is sounding a bullish signal for Commodities $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ Image3.Gold and agri commodity prices are both trending higher...what does that tell you?Image4.It's time to start thinking about upside risk to inflation as multiple forces converge...ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find out more here:Trade on a Cash Boost Account and enjoy up to 6 months of Commission-Free trading.💰Join the TB Contra Telegram G
Daily Charts - Tariff tantrum in perspective

Daily Charts - Global ex-US Equities have made a strong recovery

1.Global ex-US Equities have made a strong recovery since the tariff tantrumKey question now is whether they can clear that upper ceiling and make a clean breakaway to new bull market...Image2.Risk sentiment and speculative mood recovering...Image3.Retail arrived...ETF holdings of gold $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ only just started to take-off -- are they too late? or right on time?ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find out more here:Trade on a Cash Boost Account and enjoy up to 6 months of Commission-Free trading.💰Join the TB C
Daily Charts - Global ex-US Equities have made a strong recovery

Daily Charts - Gold has done an outstanding job as a bond alternative

1.Gold vs BondsGold has done an outstanding job as a bond alternative — and has not only outperformed as a diversifier in downturns, but has outright added to returns even as risk assets have performed well. $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ Image2."Sell in May" actually refers to the May-Oct period, which has historically been the worst time of the year for stocks.(vs Nov-Apr being the best)May-Oct is particularly worse in Bear Markets $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Image3."The Euphoriameter" stockmarket cycle indicator has peaked at a record level and rolled o
Daily Charts - Gold has done an outstanding job as a bond alternative

Daily Charts - Resharing this classic Warren Buffett chart

1.Resharing this classic Warren Buffett chart ---which I always find profound just from the standpoint that he only made his first $1B in his 50’s (and crossing 10B in his 60’s)... which goes to show the power of compounding, and how you’re never too late in life to achieve big things.Image2."Bear Market Seasonality" Chart UpdatedQuestions:-will it take a seasonal slump?-(or will price get back above the 200dma?) $S&P 500(.SPX)$ Image3.Turns out the Gold price peaked just as retail started piling in.Stay alert to the key charts on gold to navigate the twists and turns and spot opportunities $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and en
Daily Charts - Resharing this classic Warren Buffett chart

Daily Charts - US dollar is transitioning from bull market to bear market

1.US dollar is transitioning from bull market to bear marketThis is part of a larger longer-term cycle of strength vs weakness and is underpinned by valuations, fading yield support, shift in perceptions/political risk, and flows loops unwinding.Image2.Rich Wealth vs Poor WealthAside from real estate:-the Poor own stuff-the Rich own businessesCause or effect?Image3.Here's the Dashboard summary from our latest monthly Gold $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ Market Chartbook ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find out more here:Trade on a Cash Boost Account and enjoy up to 6 months of Co
Daily Charts - US dollar is transitioning from bull market to bear market

Daily Charts - Tech Stocks are a lot of things, but they are definitely not cheap

1.Tech Stocks are a lot of things, but they are definitely *not* cheap...Still a long way to go, and still beholden to the market cycle (even if it doesn't feel like it) $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ Image2.I sometimes like to ponder as a thought experiment: what if the entire stockmarket was owned by passive investors... what would it mean, how would things work in that world?(and then how close to that world do you even need to go to see that?)Image3.Gold at extreme expensive levels...While there are strong monetary tailwinds and an entrenched bull trend, this alongside overbought technicals, consensus bullishness, and extended flows/positioning make for an uncertain outlook.
Daily Charts - Tech Stocks are a lot of things, but they are definitely not cheap

Daily Charts - SPX oversold indicators already snapped back

1.Market heading into a major pinch-point here, oversold indicators already snapped back, while 5600 + 50dma overhead resistance means technically this would be a very convenient point for some bad news/excuse to show up... $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Image2.Stocks are starting to lose ground vs Bonds, and it may just be the start...Valuations say the odds favor bonds vs stocks (stocks are expensive absolute + vs bonds, while bonds are cheap)Image3.Nothing new...Rug-pulls and Bag-holders are not a new concept, in fact there were plenty of that sort of thing back during the dot com bubble. ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileg
Daily Charts - SPX oversold indicators already snapped back

Daily Charts - Big bubble burst in progress?

1.Big bubble burst in progress?Semis and the AI theme have displayed characteristics akin to the market cycle, the bubble cycle, and the Gartner hype cycle... $VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH)$ Image2.Inconvenient issue from the 1930's bear market (which was in part triggered by tariffs) Most of the world's stockmarkets declined -- there wasn't anywhere to hide...Image3.Most agree that tariffs are likely to put upward pressure on prices (cost push inflation) and downward pressure on the economy.That's ~~stagflation~~ 🤮 Not good for bonds or stocksImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find
Daily Charts - Big bubble burst in progress?

Chart of the Week - Seasonality Below

A couple of years ago I made a discovery about Stockmarket seasonality.It works differently during bull vs bear markets.It’s one of those sorts of research findings where once you lay it out, it seems kind of obvious. But sometimes you just need to look at the same things differently to come up with unique insights and better understanding.As a refresher, during down markets you tend to see a much more accentuated “Sell in May“ effect — while the same old rule of thumb barely works at all during bull markets.So where do things stand today?I used two methods in the original analysis to quantitatively define up vs down (bull vs bear) markets; and both saw consistent results.One was simply “did the market close the year up or down?“, the other was “is the index above or below its 200-day movi
Chart of the Week - Seasonality Below

Daily Charts - Most of the world's stock markets declined

1.Inconvenient issue from the 1930's bear market (which was in part triggered by tariffs) Most of the world's stock markets declined -- there wasn't anywhere to hide...Image2.we just saw a spike in Gold market implied volatility (common exhaustion indicator; suggests a period of consolidation). Sentiment and positioning are also rolling over from overbought levelsGold topping signal... 👀(you tend to see gold $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ spikes at turning points and around trend exhaustions; best case is a period of consolidation)ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commissio
Daily Charts - Most of the world's stock markets declined

Daily Charts - April tends to be the best month of the year during Bear Markets

1.Fun Fact: during Bear Markets, April tends to be the best month of the year in terms of average return and percentage of instances positive.May & June tend to be rougher and tougher during bear markets (and Aug-Sep is the worst) $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Image2.Sell in May?if it's a bull market, maybe don't bother...(but) if it's a Bear Market, it could be the right move at the right time from a historical seasonality standpoint.Image3.One piece of the Gold puzzle...Humanity is finding less and less gold... the difficulty of gold mining is rising.Remember, price is a function of demand AND supply. $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ Im
Daily Charts - April tends to be the best month of the year during Bear Markets

Daily Charts - US Tech Stock dominance vs global tech stocks

1.US Tech Stock dominance vs global tech stocks and vs US non-tech stocks has been a major theme in Global Equities.But there are signs that this huge strength in US markets may become a weakness in the months/years ahead... $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ Image2.The Inheritance Economy? Thanks in part to generally higher asset prices, we’re seeing a clear uptrend and multi-decades high in inheritance flows as a proportion of national output...Image3.Ounces of Gold to buy a New House in the USA closing in on all-time lowsGood for gold holders $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy pri
Daily Charts - US Tech Stock dominance vs global tech stocks

Daily Charts - Non-recessionary bears tend to be short and small

1.Non-recessionary bears tend to be short and small 🧐 (problem is, it looks like recession is highly likely this year... risk manage accordingly!) $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Image2.Want gold? Work Longer.The hours of work required for the average worker in the USA to buy an ounce of gold has broken out to a new all-time high.Who's the winner/loser here? $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ Image3.Trump is right.The Fed got it Wrong bigly.They hiked way too Late, missed the window to cut, and now might even have to hike rates... 😳(structural + cyclical uplift in chaos)ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today an
Daily Charts - Non-recessionary bears tend to be short and small

Daily Charts - The worst chart you will see this year

1.This may be the worst chart you will see this year...Heading into 2025 US Assets were trading at record high expensive levels -- priced for perfection but now plunged into imperfection.If 2009 was the best for investors, 2025 is the worst. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ Image2."The Great Restructuring" ? 🤔 (maybe not so great for investors, but certainly things are shifting and changing and in a bigger and faster way than most can get their heads around)Image3.All That Glitters...While gold is pushing o
Daily Charts - The worst chart you will see this year

Daily Charts - SPX Death Cross?

1.Death Cross? 🤔"36 of the 49 instances saw the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ realize *gains* while the Death Cross was in effect. The problem is the losing trades were very large. And even most of the winners saw a sizable round-trip lower before they were able to carve out some gains" (Rob Hanna of Quantifiable Edges)Basically: don’t rely on this indicator, but definitely raise your focus on risk management and other factors when it’s active.Image2.While bearishness abounds, and there are very real downside risks, it's important not to lose sight of the opposite..."What's the best that could happen?"ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade
Daily Charts - SPX Death Cross?

US Tech Stock Leadership

A big part of the US vs global equity dominance has been the rise and rise of US Tech Stocks. We see similar types of dynamics as discussed above playing out in this chart too. Trend persistence, cycles, extremes, and trend-ends + cycle-turns.The shock rise in US (geo)political risk comes at a time where US tech stocks reached extremes in valuations and concentration (e.g. record high market cap weights), and an extreme surge in relative performance by US tech vs non-tech and global tech; all of which now appear to be at a trend exhaustion point… $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ For whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading lim
US Tech Stock Leadership

Daily Charts - why are US stocks down?

1.Tired: "why are US stocks down?"Wired: "why aren't US stocks down more?"From a Governance standpoint the USA is acting and talking like an Emerging Market.Should US stocks really be trading at a Premium vs rest of world, or more in line with EM? (i.e. ~36x or ~16x) $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ Image2.Global Equities "Relative Value Trinity"...something for those focused on the next 3-5 years and beyond (vs the next 3-5 days or hours for that matter!)Image3.Gold Miners are breaking out!And yet... inves
Daily Charts - why are US stocks down?

Daily Charts - Gold vs Silver ETF assets

1.Gold vs Silver ETF assetsSilver being left behind (...for now?)With retail finally starting to wake-up to gold, it makes you wonder when silver will start to join the party. $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ $Silver - main 2505(SImain)$ Image2.This chart shows foreign holdings of US equities vs their total holdings of US financial assets; you can see just how much foreign investors have been crowding into US stocks — just compare and contrast the peak of the dot com bubble vs the depths of the financial crisis. And the reality is foreign flows have been a critical part of the story above; driving things higher on the way up. $S&P 500(.SPX)$
Daily Charts - Gold vs Silver ETF assets

Daily Charts - Chinese retail investors are chasing gains in Gold

1.Chinese retail investors are chasing gains in Gold $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ Image2."Cutting your nose off to spite your trading partners" China vs USAStockmarket edition...Dragon's jaws set to close?Image3.Global Equities: best place to be in the coming years?= Literally Anywhere other than the USA.Developed Markets ex-USEmerging MarketsFrontier MarketsAll boast higher expected returns...ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find out more here:Trade on a Cash Boost Account and enjoy up to 6 months of Commission-Free trading.💰J
Daily Charts - Chinese retail investors are chasing gains in Gold

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