Today's number is... 75%

Currently, 75% (6 out of 8) of the indicators on my 2025 Bull Market Checklist are within their bull market zone. This suggests a healthy-ish bull market, creating a favorable backdrop for stocks.

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Today's number is... 3

Let's check in on how the third year of this bull market is progressing.

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Today's number is... 250

The old saying is it's a market of stocks, not a stock market, and so far in 2025, we are seeing 250 stocks outperforming the S&P 500 index.

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Today's number is... 517

The Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary vs Equal Weight Consumer Staples relative ratio has been in an uptrend for the past 517 trading days.

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Today's number is... -0.98

The St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index has declined to -0.98, the lowest level this market stress index has seen in over 17 years.

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Today's number is... 2

February, the 2nd month of the year, usually sees stocks perform well in the first half but often declines in the latter half of the month.

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This blue line represents the average return for February since 1950 for the S&P 500.

Today's number is... 2.70%

The January Barometer (January's percentage change for the S&P 500) for 2025 showed a positive return of 2.70%.

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Today's number is... 12

The percentage of S&P 500 stocks reaching 12-month highs is now at its highest level since November of last year.

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Today's number is... 808

Small-caps are currently experiencing their third-longest period without reaching all-time highs. So far, it has lasted 808 trading days, and they are still in a 6.7% drawdown.

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Today's number is... 22

My Fear or Strength Model was in a bearish mode for the last 22 trading days. However, as of Monday, the model has switched to bullish mode.

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Today's number is... 351

On Monday, the S&P 500 closed down by 1.46%. However, if you look deeper, you will actually see that 351 (69%) S&P 500 stocks advanced while only 152 declined for the day.

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Today's number is... 22

My Developed Markets Advance-Decline line, which consists of 22 developed markets, just closed at an all-time high.

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