Callum_Thomas
Callum_Thomas
Head of Research, Founder: @topdowncharts Global Macro & Asset Allocation Research
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Daily Charts - Tech stock valuations are priced for perfection+

1.Not-dot-com... something else!Tech stock valuations are priced for perfection+ What's similar vs different to the dot com bubble, and key points for investorsImage2.Stock Splits boost returns(or is it just that stocks that go up are more likely to split... 🧐 ) $.SPX(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ $.DJI(.DJI)$ $GLOBAL X DOW 30® COVERED CALL ETF(DJIA)$ Image3.Gold $Gold - main 2412(GCmain)$ is overvaluedImage4.Emerging Markets *ex-China* are set t
Daily Charts - Tech stock valuations are priced for perfection+

Equities back to bearish this week

Your *bonds* view/positioning is (primary reason in brackets): [Bearish = rising yields] [Bullish = falling yields]Bullish (Fundamentals)34%Bullish (Technicals)8.8%Bearish (Fundamentals)46.1%Bearish (Technicals)11.1%Huge change of heart on bonds... HFL?ImageYour equities view/positioning is (primary reason in brackets): $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Bullish (Fundamentals)26.1%Bullish (Technicals)19.8%Bearish (Fundamentals)33.9%Bearish (Technicals)20.3%Back to bearish this week...Imagehttps://twitter.com/Callum_Thomas/status/1758959128796647864
Equities back to bearish this week

The flows show a cycle of hype and doubt

The flows show a cycle of hype and doubt $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ The current correction may just be a shakeout on the way to a renewed cycle of hype Yet a formidable wall of worry still faces markets (resurgence risk, fiscal, (geo)politics, expensive valuations, monetary headwinds..)ImageIn Macro and Markets, even for so-called surprises and shocks, the clues are almost always there for those who are willing to look for them.e.g. what pressures are building up, where is the crowd (where are they not), what are the technicals doing, where are the ripples...https://twitter.com/Callum_Thomas/status/1786224249281364128
The flows show a cycle of hype and doubt
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2023-03-05

Stock & Bond Bears: 10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance

This week: monthly chart, stockmarket support group, seasonality, what makes a bull market, earnings vs sales, credit stress, corporate cash, and bonus charts on cash... Welcome to the Weekly S&P500$S&P 500(.SPX)$ #ChartStorm— a selection of 10 charts which I hand pick from around the web andpost exclusively on Substack. These charts focus on the S&P500 (US equities), and the forces and factors that influence the outlook - with the aim of bringing insight and perspective.1. Happy New Month!After closing February down -2.61%, the S&P500 still managed to hold above its 10-month moving average for the second month in a row.2. Stockmarket Support GroupBut perhaps more interesting is how late last week the market managed to re
Stock & Bond Bears: 10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance
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2022-09-04

Is September the worst month of the year for the S&P500?

Historically, on average, September has been the worst month of the year for the S&P500$S&P 500(.SPX)$ (returns were -0.5% on average, and positiveonly 47% of the time).So there are a few things to comment on around this. First of all, 47% is pretty close to 50/50 — albeit it does stand in contrast to some of the other months which were in the 60-70%+ range.Second, September *did not* have the worst drawdown, OR the smallest upside, and it did not have the greatest dispersion of results either.But one thing I will note, when I look at seasonality across different asset classes and markets (also looking at the seasonality of asset class relative performance), it is this Aug-Oct period of the year which is generally the wor
Is September the worst month of the year for the S&P500?
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2022-11-12

Video: Investors Are Raising Cash, and FAST!

Some context for the market rally -- the way sentiment and positioning are developing, it's almost a case of: any excuse and the market will rally.Pessimistic sentiment, and higher cash levels are the key ingredients for bear market rallies...$S&P 500(.SPX)$ https://1254107296.vod2.myqcloud.com/b741d586vodhk1254107296/791de102387702307908990975/u22YxTCy734A.mp4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3xd8hj5m6U
Video: Investors Are Raising Cash, and FAST!
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2022-08-16

Weekly ChartStorm: Risks & Forces Drives EPOL, LQD, ARKK

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ This week: market risk drivers, bullish breadth, gas prices vs stock prices, election cycle seasonality, bank flows, bear market rallies, tech stocks, stocks vs bonds, global 60/40, the index effectThese charts focus on the S&P 500 equities; and the various forces and factors that influence the outlook - with the aim of bringing insight and perspective.Hope you enjoy!1. Risk DriversEarlier this year, this chart was a recurring addition, tracking a number of proxies for the big risk drivers that drove the initial correction/bear.EPOL$iShares MSCI Poland ETF(EPOL)$ (geopolitics proxy) - Clearly the Russia/Ukraine conflict is still raging, with no obvio
Weekly ChartStorm: Risks & Forces Drives EPOL, LQD, ARKK
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2023-01-22

Energy Sector has an earnings weighting basically *twice* that of its market cap weighting

Energy Sector Market Share:This chart is fascinating. As of the latest data, the Energy Sector has an earnings weighting basically *twice* that of its market cap weighting.This is what happens when no one wants to buy energy stocks anymore.I could probably leave it there as the chart itself speaks volumes, but a few points to ponder…First, the disconnect probably says as much about possible upside for energy stocks (blue line goes up) due to ESG energy skepticism, as it does about the prospect thatfalling energy pricesin H2 of 2022 brings the black line back down.Indeed, there are a few examples where the black line did most of the heavy lifting in closing previous sharp disconnects.But as with many things in macro and markets, the trend is your friend. If this is
Energy Sector has an earnings weighting basically *twice* that of its market cap weighting

Sentiment View: Bonds Bullish (Fundamentals) VS Equities Bearish (Fundamentals)

Your *bonds* view/positioning is (primary reason in brackets): [Bearish = rising yields] [Bullish = falling yields]Bullish (Fundamentals)43.7%Bullish (Technicals)9.3%Bearish (Fundamentals)33.5%Bearish (Technicals)13.5%Your equities view/positioning is (primary reason in brackets): $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $DJIA(.DJI)$ Bullish (Fundamentals)28.8%Bullish (Technicals)18.2%Bearish (Fundamentals)36%Bearish (Technicals)17.1%The market has run into round-number resistance.10yr yield rebounding back above 4%, DXY also rebounding, WTI crude up off support, gold pulling back but still above 2k, stocks rolling over from resistance...https://twitter.com/Callum_Th
Sentiment View: Bonds Bullish (Fundamentals) VS Equities Bearish (Fundamentals)
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2022-08-29

Weekly Charts| Bull/Bear based on “Fundamental“ vs “Technical“

Each week I run a survey on Twitter$Twitter(TWTR)$ , asking people if they are Bullish or Bearish based on “Fundamental“ vs “Technical“ rationale. I run the survey for equities and bonds. The historical data is in the file below.EquitiesBulls vs Bears - Aggregate Viewi.e. overall bulls vs bears, plotted vs the S&P500$S&P 500(.SPX)$ , with 4-week moving average.Bulls vs Bears - Fundamentals vs Technicalsi.e. bulls vs bears spread for “Fundamentals“ and “Technicals“ vs the S&P500.BondsBulls vs Bears - Aggregate Viewi.e. overall bulls vs bears, plotted vs the UST 10yr yield (inverted).Bulls vs Bears - Fundamentals vs Technicalsi.e. bulls vs bears spread for “Fundamentals
Weekly Charts| Bull/Bear based on “Fundamental“ vs “Technical“
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2023-01-08

Stock & Bond Bears: 10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance

1. Thing about trendlines is that they move even if price doesn't -- so you have to face up to your problems sooner or later.2. Hodling on...Despite still heavily Bearish Sentiment, investors have not reduced Equity Allocations(actually, they increased the last 2 months in a row!)3. On the other hand, economic sentiment has come right down to meet investor sentiment.Main Street now agreeing with Wall Street.(basically at this point everyone agrees how bad and bearish everything is. Interesting...)4. Another angle on allocations vs sentiment...As with chart no. 2 it begs the open question -- who is wrong? (+who will do the most work to close dat gap?)5. Similar thing on display in the ARKK chart"Despite weak performance (-85% from 2021 peak), there are now more shares outstanding in this ET
Stock & Bond Bears: 10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance
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2023-10-08

Stocks increasingly extreme Expensive vs bonds

Stocks increasingly extreme Expensive vs bonds: $S&P 500(.SPX)$ also, stocks somewhat expensive vs history, AND bonds are cheap in absolute termschart shows relative performance of stocks vs bonds in the black, and relative value indicator in the redImageThe VIX $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ peaked right on cue with the historical seasonal peakvolatility is still typically elevated around this time of the year, but historically tends to drift lower towards year-end (albeit there are exceptions e.g. 2018 where rate shock sank markets into Dec)Image
Stocks increasingly extreme Expensive vs bonds
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2022-10-30

Stock & Bond Bears: 10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance

Welcome to the Weekly S&P500$S&P 500(.SPX)$ #ChartStorm— a selection of 10 charts which I hand pick from around the web and post on Twitter$Twitter(TWTR)$ .These charts focus on the S&P500 (US equities); and the various forces and factors that influence the outlook - with the aim of bringing insight and perspective.Hope you enjoy!1. S&P 500 Battle LinesFormer support, now resistance.Given previous chopping and twists and turns around this level, I would say it may take a couple of attempts to actually breakout — but if it can make a clean clear break above 3900 it will make bears very uncomfortable...2. When They’re Up They’re UpVery interesting chart by Nomura, seeming to show t
Stock & Bond Bears: 10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance
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2023-01-06

The most interesting, useful, and thought provoking charts of 2022

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $DJIA(.DJI)$ Last week I shared with you some of my Best Charts of 2022(as well as my Worst Charts of 2022) — so this week I wanted to follow up with my Favorite Charts of 2022!The following charts made the list either because they were something completely new or just super interesting (to me at least!) ...or indeed ones that helped illuminate some of the key developments across macro and markets. 1. Opinion vs ActionEarlier in the year a fascinating development showed up in the charts: investors were saying in surveys that they were extremely bearish, but their asset allocations spoke louder (telling a story o
The most interesting, useful, and thought provoking charts of 2022
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2022-12-18

Investor Sentiment vs Economic Sentiment

Economic sentiment has caught down to investor sentiment — closing a previous wide and yawning gap, so what’s next?I noted the divergence in the chartearlier this year, where market sentiment had collapsed to levels consistent with bear market and economic recession. And it’s looking more and more like the market got it right…For reference, the black line in that chart is a composite view of economic sentiment (manufacturing, consumer, small business, housing industry, services sector). Basically how people are feeling about the economy.We’re always interested in both the movement and the level of this type of indicator. And in this respect, it does not look good, and maybe even has further to go.That brings me to the next one: investor sentiment vs investors actual allocations to equities
Investor Sentiment vs Economic Sentiment
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2023-01-16

The beginning of new bull markets in global equities

New Bulls:An intriguing pattern is showing up in my global equity breadth charts. The chart below shows the proportion of countries whose main benchmark is up at least 20% off the low point… or aka what some people call a “bull market“.By itself it is an interesting observation, and it’s quite a mix of countries too (from LatAm, Europe, Middle East, Asia). But what is especially intriguing is how this type of pattern in the indicator has historically flagged the beginning of new bull markets in global equities.For example in 2009 the indicator turned sharply higher off washed-out levels — signaling a turn in prospects for the market, and same again in 2020. It also worked perhaps slightly less obviously in 2011 and 2016.The problem is it also worked in 2003… but that came after a false/ear
The beginning of new bull markets in global equities
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2023-01-15

10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance: Big Tech is smaller now, but still big

1. Everyone's favorite downtrend line chart updatedLiterally right on the cusp of a potential breakout (or fakeout! -- not a done deal, and not meaningful until a clean+clear break is secured)(also n.b. the symmetrical triangle at the end...)2. With earnings season set to kick into full-swing in the next few weeks, it's interesting to note how deeply pessimistic earnings sentiment has become.Bull take: easy to surprise against (even if mediocre)Bear take: if confirmed = bad news.3. On a similar note, retail have already come to terms with the bear market...TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index plumbing the lows (sentiment indicator based on retail trader account activity)4. Retail Round TripWithout a decent process or overarching strategy it often ends up a case of "buy high, sell low"5. S
10 Charts to understand S&P500 Weekly performance: Big Tech is smaller now, but still big
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2023-01-02

Weekly S&P 500 ChartStorm - 1 January 2023

This week: annual charts, monthly charts, cross asset performance, earnings, VIX$Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ , global vs US, value vs growth, stocks vs bonds, Fed vs markets, and more... Welcome to theWeekly S&P500$S&P 500(.SPX)$ #ChartStorm— a selection of 10 charts which I hand pick from around the web (and my own files) and post onTwitter.These charts focus on the S&P500 (US equities); and the various forces and factors that influence the outlook - with the aim of bringing insight and perspective.1.HAPPY NEW YEAR !!The S&P 500 closed down -19.4% in 2022 (or -18.1% including dividends) with a close of 3839.5 (vs the (closing) high for the year of 4796.56 (which was actually the first
Weekly S&P 500 ChartStorm - 1 January 2023
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2022-12-31

Weekly S&P500 ChartStorm - Top 10 of 2022

Here's the most popular charts from the Weekly S&P500$S&P 500(.SPX)$ ChartStorms of 2022To wave goodbye to the year, I have collated the most popular charts of the year based on a combined ranking of retweets and likes onTwitter. The format is a little different — I have embedded the original tweet so you can see the date, original tweet text, and of course the chart (you can even visit the tweet and see what people were commenting at the time — which in itself can be revealing sometimes!).Along with that I’ve added some comments as points of reflection in terms of the content, insight at the time, and any remaining relevance going forward. So it should be interesting both in terms of what type of content resonated with people through the
Weekly S&P500 ChartStorm - Top 10 of 2022
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2023-01-14

S&P 500 Value vs Growth Turning Point

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ 1.Could say there is still hope for both Bulls and BearsWill have to wait until next week for resolution.Sometimes the meme stocks gonna meme. But, not exactly a solid way to try and influence the "trend is your friend" crowd in any meaningful way. Short this mess directly down to that invisible lower channel line and don't look back. jmo.2.This is what we call a "Deer In The Headlights">> US Dollar ~sentiment~ has collapsedBUT *positioning* remains stubbornly long...USD could easily crash under a wave of capitulation selling as the holdout bulls see the writing on the wall3.Value vs Growth Turning PointIt sure looks like a multi-decade turning point is in for value vs growth...The technicals are there but the relati
S&P 500 Value vs Growth Turning Point

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