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10 Nov 2025

The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year...

Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Nov 2025

Germany, continues to lose ground on global stock markets.

The market value of German equities has dropped to just 2% of total global market capitalisation, as the early-year momentum has completely faded. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

10 Nov 2025

Lot of panic out there, but don't lose faith in November yet.

S&P 500 up 10% YTD heading into November? November higher 13 of the past 14 years. Final two months of the year higher 16 times in a row. Source: Ryan Detrick, CMT @RyanDetrick

10 Nov 2025

The S&P 500 has gained 10% per year over the long run (including dividends) but that return hasn't come in a straight line.

Changes in investor sentiment have led to huge deviations from the 10% trendline at times, with periods of extreme greed (2000) & extreme fear (2009). $SPX Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Nov 2025

A week ago, S&P 500 Q3 earnings were up 10.7% YoY.

Today is it 13.0%. Earnings continue to drive this bull market. Source: Ryan Detrick, CMT @RyanDetrick Carson

7 Nov 2025

Yesterday was officially the first day Bank of America stock has fully recovered from the Global Financial Crisis.

Source: Dividendology @dividendology

7 Nov 2025

Challenger Job cuts was one of the reasons for the equity market weakness yesterday..

Given the lack of government data, any report gets huge attention... Source: RBC, Bloomberg

7 Nov 2025

Is bitcoin weakness signalling more downside ahead for the Nasdaq?

Source: Bloomberg

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