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31 May 2024

Momentum is the winner YTD 🏆

Source: The Long view

30 May 2024

The S&P 500 just posted its best weekly streak in 35 years.

The index has increased in 23 of the last 30 weeks, a joint record since 1989, according to Deutsche Bank. It could thus be that some consolidation is due... Source chart: DB, The Kobeissi Letter

28 May 2024

S&P 500 $SPX hasn't declined by 2% or more for 317 consecutive trading days, the longest streak since a 351-day stretch that lasted from Sep 2016 through Feb 2018.

Source: Barchart

28 May 2024

Did you know that the S&P 500 has been basically flat vs gold over the last six years? 🤔

Source: Markets & Mayhem, BofA

27 May 2024

$RSP (S&P Equal-weight) vs. $SPX (S&P 500) just broke key support level

Source: Ian McMillan

24 May 2024

Divergence between DJ Transports and S&P500 is something to watch.

The former is seen as a reliable indicator of domestic activity Source: Lawrence McDonald, Bloomberg

23 May 2024

S&P 500 is up 11.6% in the first 98 trading days of 2024, the 19th best start to a year going back to 1928.

$SPX Source: Charlie Bilello

21 May 2024

Not all new highs are the same.

Awesome chart from @sonusvarghese thru Ryan Detrick here. End of March, SPX up 10.2% YTD. Only 3.1% from EPS growth and the rest (7.1%) was from multiple expansion. On 5/15, SPX up 11.1% YTD. Now 5.3% from EPS growth and 6.0% from multiple expansion.

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