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20 Oct 2026

Market performance since the first serious MSCI warning for a downgrade

Indonesia -46% Turkey -21% Source: Emre Akcakmak

12 Oct 2026

S&P 500 $SPY and Nasdaq 100 $QQQ are testing the ceiling while Russell 2000 $IWM tests the floor.

Source: TrendSpider

12 Oct 2026

Since 1950, the S&P 500 has averaged a return of 17.2% in the year after midterm elections, more than double any other year of the Presidential cycle

Source: Barchart

9 Oct 2026

The sp500 has been doing rather well but what you find underneath doesn't look as pretty...

Since June 1: - 89% of stocks are down more than 10% - 54% more than 20% - 29% more than 30% - 7% more than 50% Just carnage out there... Source: Morgan Stanley Connor Bates

8 Oct 2026

A very important chart: Market is piling into quality factor (healthy balance sheets, i.e. low debt), while dumping most shorted (they are shorted for a reason).

Source: zerohedge

8 Oct 2026

Ratio of $RSP (equal-weighted S&P 500) to $SPY (market-cap weighted S&P 500) just hit a new all time low

Source: zerohedge

6 Oct 2026

This bull market is nearly four years old

Going back 50 years, looking at the five other bull markets that made it this far, every single one of them made it at least another year. In fact, many, many more years is quite possible. Source: Ryan Detrick

5 Oct 2026

Asset classes performances throughout the years

Source: Charlie Bilello

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