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AI

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Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian Mohamed El-Erian FED · POLICY ERROR
BULLISH Weak
AI
AI pessimism in media coverage may overshoot after the recent price decline, potentially creating a near-term contrarian opportunity for the theme. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 8h
Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough Keith McCullough QUAD REGIME · FUNNEL
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI bubble stocks should be exited, as factor baskets rotate toward oil and energy stocks rather than speculative technology exposure. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 10h
Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Steve Hanke MONEY SUPPLY
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI bubble is starting to show cracks, signaling a deteriorating near-term outlook and rising fragility across the artificial-intelligence investment theme. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 1d
Editorial Representation of Michael Kantrowitz Michael Kantrowitz HOPE CYCLE
NEUTRAL Neutral
AI
AI earnings remain strong, but technology-stock returns face elevated expectations for roughly 43% annual EPS growth over the next five years. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 1d
Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Darius Dale REGIME NOWCAST · FUNNEL
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI capex returns face material long-term risk from potential redistributive policies beginning in 2028, threatening return on invested capital rather than data-center demand. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 1d
Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders Liz Ann Sonders US EQUITY MACRO
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI investment and buildout helped drive business investment up 12.7% in the third quarter, its strongest increase since the third quarter of 2020. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 1d
Editorial Representation of David Keller David Keller TECHNICAL · FINAL BAR
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI trade is weakening as $GOOGL, $INTC, and $AMZN are getting hammered, while investors increasingly distinguish winners from losers. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 1d
Editorial Representation of Andreas Steno Larsen Andreas Steno Larsen GLOBAL MACRO
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI suppliers should not be punished alongside hyperscalers for elevated capital expenditures, separating their outlook from concerns over spending intensity. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 2d
Editorial Representation of Peter Boockvar Peter Boockvar DATA REACTION
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI trade tremors or ruptures over the next six weeks would threaten capital-expenditure spending, economic growth, and a meaningful portion of the stock market. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 2d
Editorial Representation of Bob Elliott Bob Elliott MACRO ALLOCATION
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI boom is increasingly reliant on participants making large forward cash commitments, with Google’s nearly $1 trillion announcement underscoring the financing risk. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 2d
Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco Jim Bianco RATES & FIXED INCOME
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI remains structurally underappreciated on Wall Street, where firms have barely adopted it beyond basic search-like uses and regulatory fears restrain internal development. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 3d
Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer Jurrien Timmer LONG-HORIZON MACRO
BULLISH Weak
AI
AI basket is sitting on support after a 22% drawdown since early June, framing a potential stabilization in the AI trade. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 4d
Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Lance Roberts MACRO · POSITIONING
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI is generating real revenue and potentially real profits, although only scalable, well-funded companies with viable business models are likely to become long-term winners. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 4d
Editorial Representation of Charlie Bilello Charlie Bilello DATA · BREADTH
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI spending faces growing investor skepticism because massive expenditures carry uncertain future returns, favoring companies with stronger free cash flow generation. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 4d
Editorial Representation of Tom Lee Tom Lee US EQUITY STRATEGY
BULLISH Strong
AI
AI trade remains a high-conviction thesis, with the current selloff expected to end and the broader advance to resume. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 5d
Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth Danielle DiMartino Booth LABOR INTERNALS
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI has not yet improved revenue growth or margins outside technology, leaving the broader S&P 493 without evidence of meaningful bottom-line benefits. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 7d
Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider Jeffrey Snider DOLLAR LIQUIDITY
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI faces a difficult path to delivering on debt-funded investment promises, leaving companies vulnerable even if the technology ultimately works. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 8d
Editorial Representation of David Rosenberg David Rosenberg RECESSION RISK
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI capital spending is concentrating resources in data construction while weakening other business investment, failing to create the broad economic lift of the internet era. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 11d
Editorial Representation of David Woo David Woo RATES · FX · GEOPOLITICS
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI faces mounting valuation, financing, competition, and security risks, while political support could weaken after the midterms, leaving the trade vulnerable despite intervention support. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 13d
Editorial Representation of Jason Shapiro Jason Shapiro POSITIONING · COT
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI investment demand will continue until available cash runs out, with the technology expected to deliver unprecedented productivity despite financing constraints. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 14d
Editorial Representation of Peter Reznicek Peter Reznicek MARKET PROFILE · ES
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI financing concerns are accelerating after CoreWeave stress, raising the risk that contagion could spread through the broader AI trade. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 14d
Editorial Representation of Joseph Wang Joseph Wang FED PLUMBING
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI trade faces widening cracks from faster Chinese hardware competition, leveraged neocloud strain, and weaker-than-expected model-builder revenue growth. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 14d
Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon Brian Shannon TECHNICAL · AVWAP
BEARISH Strong
AI
The AI trade remains under seller control below declining five-day moving averages, with repeated technical support levels failing across the group. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 15d
Editorial Representation of Eric Basmajian Eric Basmajian BUSINESS CYCLE
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI adoption is already producing measurable productivity gains in early data, with broader aggregate effects constrained by still-low adoption. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 15d
Editorial Representation of Brent Kochuba Brent Kochuba GAMMA · 0DTE · FUNNEL
BULLISH Moderate
AI
Higher equity dispersion is a bullish signal because it indicates investors are returning to AI names, although current dispersion remains only mild. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 16d
Editorial Representation of Ben Carlson Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI boom remains resilient to higher interest rates, despite recent claims that Federal Reserve policy is killing the trade. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 16d
Editorial Representation of Mike Green Mike Green PASSIVE FLOWS · STRUCTURE
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI’s exploding local compute token supply resembles broadband 2.0 and could be materially worse without strong evidence to the contrary. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 17d
Editorial Representation of Cem Karsan Cem Karsan DEALER GAMMA · VOL
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI hyperscalers’ massive capital spending and growing credit exposure may leave headline earnings masking weakening operating cash flow, making leading names increasingly vulnerable. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 22d
Editorial Representation of Brent Johnson Brent Johnson DOLLAR MILKSHAKE
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI should deliver a long-term step change for humanity and economic output despite short-term disruption, a long-standing position rather than a fresh call. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 23d
Editorial Representation of Luke Gromen Luke Gromen FISCAL DOMINANCE
BEARISH Moderate
AI
AI productivity gains appear insufficient to prevent a return to quantitative easing despite above-target inflation, undermining the expected productivity miracle. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 23d
Editorial Representation of Julien Bittel Julien Bittel LIQUIDITY · CYCLES
BULLISH Strong
AI
AI buildout demand already exceeds available capacity, with cloud-provider backlog above $2 trillion and capacity expected to remain tight through 2027. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 29d
Editorial Representation of Chris Ciovacco Chris Ciovacco TREND · CYCLE
BULLISH Moderate
AI
Artificial intelligence and technology stocks have recovered above the 38.2% retracement, with weekly relative strength looking better than January 2022. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 35d
Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff Peter Schiff AUSTRIAN · GOLD
BULLISH Strong
AI
AI-driven automation that delivers goods and services without human labor would be a win for humanity rather than a threat to employment. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 46d
Editorial Representation of JC Parets JC Parets INTERMARKET · RS
BULLISH Moderate
AI
AI should be embraced rather than avoided, maintaining a constructive long-term stance toward artificial intelligence despite bearish media coverage this morning. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 49d
Editorial Representation of Dan Nathan Dan Nathan OPTIONS POSITIONING
BEARISH Strong
AI
AI models appear stuck in an iPhone 5 moment, still useful but no longer improving dramatically enough to sustain enthusiasm. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 56d
Editorial Representation of Benn Eifert Benn Eifert VOL · DERIVATIVES
BULLISH Weak
AI
AI adoption across the middle of the curve faces bottlenecks beyond model capability, limiting how rapidly improving performance translates into broad deployment. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 57d
Editorial Representation of Mark Newton Mark Newton INSTITUTIONAL TECHNICALS
BULLISH Strong
AI
AI spending is expected to remain in a substantial secular boom for the next couple of years despite choppiness through October and the election. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 59d
Editorial Representation of Ed Yardeni Ed Yardeni EARNINGS · PRODUCTIVITY
BULLISH Strong
AI
AI capital spending remains a boom that reinforces economic resilience alongside strong consumer spending and substantial household wealth. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 81d
Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Steve Hanke MONEY SUPPLY
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Tariffs protect consumers against low prices, implying greater tariff pressure would raise costs rather than deliver economic protection. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 13h
Editorial Representation of Luke Gromen Luke Gromen FISCAL DOMINANCE
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Iran intervention risks becoming an open-ended military commitment, extending geopolitical pressure on US markets for years rather than producing a quick resolution. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 3d
Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff Peter Schiff AUSTRIAN · GOLD
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Trump’s tariffs have failed to restore U.S. manufacturing, leaving the economy more dependent on foreign producers while import costs rise. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 3d
Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco Jim Bianco RATES & FIXED INCOME
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
US tariffs are an intentional, durable protection of domestic manufacturing and are unlikely to be removed, preventing a return to goods deflation. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 8d
Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Darius Dale REGIME NOWCAST · FUNNEL
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
The probability of major US political realignment and total war is rising, warranting family and wealth contingency planning. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 8d
Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian Mohamed El-Erian FED · POLICY ERROR
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
National security, geopolitics, and domestic politics will increasingly shape economic outcomes as part of a broader geo-economic shift. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 8d
Editorial Representation of Andreas Steno Larsen Andreas Steno Larsen GLOBAL MACRO
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Trump’s reversals on Ukraine-related commitments make conditions increasingly impossible for allies to navigate, raising uncertainty and near-term geopolitical pressure across markets. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 17d
Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider Jeffrey Snider DOLLAR LIQUIDITY
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Chinese overcapacity is increasing trade pressure on Europe, where protection would raise consumer costs and invite retaliation against Chinese imports. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 21d
Editorial Representation of Joseph Wang Joseph Wang FED PLUMBING
BEARISH Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
A diplomatic Middle East deal is increasingly likely before the midterms, while renewed military action against Iran remains unlikely. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 21d
Editorial Representation of Brent Johnson Brent Johnson DOLLAR MILKSHAKE
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Great-power competition with China should force countries to take sides and persist for years or decades, reversing globalization’s long prior trend. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 23d
Editorial Representation of Charlie Bilello Charlie Bilello DATA · BREADTH
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
America’s goods trade deficit increased 8% to $2.06 trillion over the last 20 months despite tariffs, signaling persistent trade pressure rather than deficit improvement. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 25d
Editorial Representation of David Woo David Woo RATES · FX · GEOPOLITICS
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
US threats to annihilate Iran are aimed at reassuring Saudi Arabia and deterring a strategic pivot toward China, raising geopolitical pressure. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 33d
Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders Liz Ann Sonders US EQUITY MACRO
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Escalation of the U.S.-Canada trade war could disrupt lumber supplies, with Canada accounting for 44% of U.S. wood imports last year. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 50d
Editorial Representation of Cem Karsan Cem Karsan DEALER GAMMA · VOL
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Trump tariffs are portrayed as illegally imposed charges that raised consumer costs without creating jobs, while refund rights enriched politically connected interests. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 58d
Editorial Representation of Bob Elliott Bob Elliott MACRO ALLOCATION
HIGHER Strong
Tariffs & Geopolitics
US-Iran War-related market pain is likely to persist across US trading conditions and risk assets through at least year-end. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 59d
Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Lance Roberts MACRO · POSITIONING
HIGHER Moderate
Tariffs & Geopolitics
Tariffs, geopolitical tensions and reshoring are weakening globalization today, although businesses may return to offshore production in the next disinflationary cycle. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 66d

Earnings

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Editorial Representation of Michael Kantrowitz Michael Kantrowitz HOPE CYCLE
HIGHER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings are still booming in Q3 overall, although sustaining approximately 43% annual technology EPS growth for the next five years remains uncertain. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 1d
Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Lance Roberts MACRO · POSITIONING
HIGHER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings remain fine at the three hyperscalers despite investor focus shifting toward negative free cash flow, debt financing, and escalating AI capex. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 1d
Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer Jurrien Timmer LONG-HORIZON MACRO
LOWER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings growth appears to be approaching a peak as the gap between next-12-month estimates and trailing earnings decelerates, limiting investors’ willingness to pay higher multiples. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 2d
Editorial Representation of Cem Karsan Cem Karsan DEALER GAMMA · VOL
HIGHER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings growth has been driven by roughly $50 trillion of new market collateral created when equities rise 10% to 20%. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 3d
Editorial Representation of Eric Basmajian Eric Basmajian BUSINESS CYCLE
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
Pretax profit margins for the 50 largest non-financial public companies surged 19.6% at the end of Q2, heavily influenced by the largest technology firms. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 9d
Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Darius Dale REGIME NOWCAST · FUNNEL
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
US corporate profits are in the early innings of a productivity boom, supported by early Q3 earnings reporting and Anthropic's historic compute commitments. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 10d
Editorial Representation of Andreas Steno Larsen Andreas Steno Larsen GLOBAL MACRO
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
The earnings cycle continues to accelerate, with a new massive record in Korean exports overnight reinforcing the improving global demand backdrop. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 10d
Editorial Representation of Chris Ciovacco Chris Ciovacco TREND · CYCLE
HIGHER Moderate
Earnings
Corporate earnings could be considerably more favorable than during the 2022 bear market if contained inflation prevents a similarly prolonged Federal Reserve tightening cycle. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 14d
Editorial Representation of Jason Shapiro Jason Shapiro POSITIONING · COT
LOWER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings remain strong in absolute terms but are no longer beating elevated expectations, reducing their ability to support the market. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 17d
Editorial Representation of David Keller David Keller TECHNICAL · FINAL BAR
LOWER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings reactions remain muted and weak in the financial-heavy reporting period, rather than delivering the upside catalyst needed for stronger charts. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 17d
Editorial Representation of Charlie Bilello Charlie Bilello DATA · BREADTH
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
S&P 500 profits are on pace to surge 34% this year and another 15% in 2027, totaling 54% growth in two years. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 18d
Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth Danielle DiMartino Booth LABOR INTERNALS
LOWER Moderate
Earnings
Corporations have yet to realize productivity gains sufficient to justify AI costs, while limits on charging U.S. consumers could constrain monetization. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 23d
Editorial Representation of Bob Elliott Bob Elliott MACRO ALLOCATION
LOWER Moderate
Earnings
Analyst earnings momentum has recently turned negative, ending the longest run of U.S. earnings upgrades in five years. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 31d
Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian Mohamed El-Erian FED · POLICY ERROR
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
Earnings are expected to remain robust, providing sufficient support for the stock market to continue outperforming expectations in the near term. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 39d
Editorial Representation of David Woo David Woo RATES · FX · GEOPOLITICS
HIGHER Moderate
Earnings
Corporate earnings have demonstrated strong resilience, with Q2 results up 32% excluding two companies’ investment gains, contingent on how quickly AI hardware depreciates. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 41d
Editorial Representation of Julien Bittel Julien Bittel LIQUIDITY · CYCLES
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
Corporate earnings continue rising strongly enough to offset valuation-multiple compression from higher yields, keeping US equities resilient rather than signaling stagflation. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 46d
Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco Jim Bianco RATES & FIXED INCOME
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
S&P 500 earnings are accelerating between 30% and 50%, with Anthropic-related other income at Amazon and Alphabet contributing $200 billion. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 47d
Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough Keith McCullough QUAD REGIME · FUNNEL
HIGHER Moderate
Earnings
Earnings growth of 52% mattered for the market over the last month, though EPS season has ended and the next catalyst now takes focus. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 64d
Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Steve Hanke MONEY SUPPLY
LOWER Strong
Earnings
Big-tech earnings quality has deteriorated as valuation gains on equity stakes exceed core operating profits at Alphabet and Amazon, turning the valuation bubble into an earnings bubble. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 76d
Editorial Representation of Ed Yardeni Ed Yardeni EARNINGS · PRODUCTIVITY
HIGHER Strong
Earnings
Earnings are expected to continue surprising to the upside, supported by an economy that remains resilient through the end of the decade. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 80d
Editorial Representation of Jason Shapiro Jason Shapiro POSITIONING · COT
NEUTRAL Neutral
Positioning & Vol
Positioning has returned to neutral after a 20% move over eight weeks, removing the prior crowding signal and leaving no directional setup. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 23h
Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough Keith McCullough QUAD REGIME · FUNNEL
NEUTRAL Neutral
Positioning & Vol
Long-only retirement account gained 4 basis points today, reflecting a modest positive daily performance without an explicit directional market call. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 1d
Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer Jurrien Timmer LONG-HORIZON MACRO
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Equity-bond return correlations should ultimately revert to the prevailing positive-correlation regime as the current growth scare fades, with nominal yields near 5%. LEVELS · TARGET 5
Year 1d
Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Lance Roberts MACRO · POSITIONING
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Value stocks are increasingly overbought while growth stocks are oversold, setting up a potentially significant rotation back into growth within several trading sessions. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 1d
Editorial Representation of Brent Kochuba Brent Kochuba GAMMA · 0DTE · FUNNEL
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
SPX 0DTE straddle is 40 points as ES futures trade down 80 points, signaling elevated near-term volatility around the index. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 1d
Editorial Representation of David Keller David Keller TECHNICAL · FINAL BAR
LOWER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Volatility continues drifting lower, as options markets expect limited near-term disruption to major indexes despite sharp weakness in hyperscalers including $GOOGL. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 2d
Editorial Representation of JC Parets JC Parets INTERMARKET · RS
BULLISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Individual investor sentiment remains persistently bearish despite the average S&P 500 stock rising more than 4.5% this month and nearing a record monthly close. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 2d
Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders Liz Ann Sonders US EQUITY MACRO
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Market breadth has turned around after looking worryingly narrow last month, with the S&P 500 Equal Weight outperforming cap weight by roughly four percentage points over 21 trading days. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 5d
Editorial Representation of Michael Kantrowitz Michael Kantrowitz HOPE CYCLE
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Positioning may shift away from speculative beta toward quality, cash flow, profitability, balance-sheet strength, and earnings momentum in the next cycle phase. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 6d
Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco Jim Bianco RATES & FIXED INCOME
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Inflation volatility is likely to remain elevated as tariffs change frequently, supply-chain disruptions persist, and goods prices face wider swings. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 8d
Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Darius Dale REGIME NOWCAST · FUNNEL
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Cross-fund contagion following the global buy-side drawdown has increased the risk of volatile Q4 2018-style market dynamics during the fourth quarter. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 8d
Editorial Representation of Peter Reznicek Peter Reznicek MARKET PROFILE · ES
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Equity-market positioning remains highly unstable, with repeated technical signals quickly reversing and trapping participants on both long and short positions. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 8d
Editorial Representation of Tom Lee Tom Lee US EQUITY STRATEGY
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
A market bubble is unlikely to form while bond markets continue limiting access to plentiful funding for risk-taking. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 8d
Editorial Representation of Chris Ciovacco Chris Ciovacco TREND · CYCLE
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
$VIX is up double digits as AI and technology weaken, signaling elevated near-term market volatility despite positive equal-weight breadth and junk credit intraday. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 9d
Editorial Representation of Andreas Steno Larsen Andreas Steno Larsen GLOBAL MACRO
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Market positioning and speculative sentiment appear increasingly crowded as attention suddenly concentrates on a small Korean neocloud company. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 11d
Editorial Representation of Joseph Wang Joseph Wang FED PLUMBING
BULLISH Strong
Positioning & Vol
Equity volatility is elevated as VIX rose above 20 despite a modest S&P decline, with steepening skew signaling increased put demand. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 14d
Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth Danielle DiMartino Booth LABOR INTERNALS
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Margin debt has risen 1.8% month over month to $1.48 trillion, up 31% year over year and near a record high, increasing leverage risk. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 15d
Editorial Representation of Cem Karsan Cem Karsan DEALER GAMMA · VOL
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Market volatility should rise as bond volatility and CDS breakouts contrast with a complacent VIX, exposing a fragile equity-market structure dependent on compressed volatility. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 17d
Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider Jeffrey Snider DOLLAR LIQUIDITY
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Market breadth is exceptionally narrow and risk aversion is rising rapidly, leaving equities more vulnerable if credit conditions continue to tighten. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 18d
Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Steve Hanke MONEY SUPPLY
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
S&P 500 market breadth remains weak, with only 33% of constituents above their 50-day averages after deteriorating sharply since late July. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 18d
Editorial Representation of Charlie Bilello Charlie Bilello DATA · BREADTH
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
S&P 500 concentration has reached a record 39.5% in its top 10 holdings, the highest level in data back to 1980. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 18d
Editorial Representation of Bob Elliott Bob Elliott MACRO ALLOCATION
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
S&P 500 concentration is unusually elevated, with roughly 60% of constituent stocks below their 200-day moving averages despite the index reaching highs. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 22d
Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian Mohamed El-Erian FED · POLICY ERROR
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
US yield-curve volatility has surged after sharp flattening in the 2s10s and 2s30s was immediately and fully retraced. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 25d
Editorial Representation of Luke Gromen Luke Gromen FISCAL DOMINANCE
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Equity indices have late-1990s-style narrow leadership, with a handful of stocks driving performance while data-center growth faces insufficient grid capacity. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 26d
Editorial Representation of David Rosenberg David Rosenberg RECESSION RISK
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Bond-market positioning is extremely crowded against Treasuries, with near-record net speculative short positions in 10-year note futures and options markets. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 30d
Editorial Representation of Mike Green Mike Green PASSIVE FLOWS · STRUCTURE
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Implied correlation could fall into negative territory in 2026, extending the market’s record-low correlation regime and creating a mirror image of 2010. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 38d
Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon Brian Shannon TECHNICAL · AVWAP
HIGHER Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Semiconductors and market leaders are becoming stretched after a rapid advance, warranting smaller positions and caution despite their still-higher trend. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 39d
Editorial Representation of David Woo David Woo RATES · FX · GEOPOLITICS
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Market volatility is expected to surge during September as converging political, geopolitical, and monetary risks create a worsening market environment. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 50d
Editorial Representation of Peter Brandt Peter Brandt CLASSICAL CHARTING
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Seven price-to-RSI non-confirmations indicate deteriorating technical participation, leaving the near-term market setup vulnerable to increased volatility and downside pressure. DIRECTION ONLY
Week 51d
Editorial Representation of Adam Mancini Adam Mancini ES LEVELS
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
Low volatility and bearish control imply $ES_F rallies may advance only one or two levels before failing, despite an eventual 100-plus-point rebound. LEVELS · RESISTANCE 7671 · SUPPORT 7629
Week 59d
Editorial Representation of Ben Carlson Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR
HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol
Bonds are the most hated asset class as hedge fund managers and macro tourists crowd into short positions amid debt, deficits, and inflation concerns. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 67d
Editorial Representation of Michael Howell Michael Howell GLOBAL LIQUIDITY
BEARISH Moderate
Positioning & Vol
The liquidity cycle has moved from a broad beta-friendly phase into a more selective, turbulent regime with high volatility and poorer-quality asset-market returns. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 79d