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Today's number is... 3

My Core Market Model has climbed to 3 — its highest reading since November 2024.

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Today's number is... 437 

We’ve already seen 437 days where the S&P 500 moved ±1% in the 2020s — and the decade’s only halfway done.

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Today's number is... 11

All 11 sectors of the S&P 500 are now trading above their 50-day moving averages — something we haven’t seen since October 14th, 2024.

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Today's number is... 83

We’ve now seen 83 consecutive trading days where the 3-month rolling fund flow for the Russell 2000 (IWM) has been negative — a stretch small caps haven’t experienced since mid-2019.

Today's number is... 1.81%

1.81% is the average year-to-date return of an S&P 500 stock in 2025.

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Today's number is... 100

100 high-quality stocks quietly pushing the S&P 500 Quality Index (SPHQ) to fresh all-time highs.

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Today's number is... 10

The ACWI vs US Industry Group Trend Spread just hit a 10-year high in favor of global markets.

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Today's number is... 10

The NYSE FANG+ Index, made up of 10 large-cap growth stocks, just closed at new all-time highs.

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Today's number is... 120

It took 120 trading days for the Dow Jones US Software Index to claw its way back and close at a fresh all-time high.

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Today's number is... 41

The relative ratio of the Momentum Index versus the S&P 500 Index has reached a fresh 41-month new high.

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Today's number is... 1

We saw stage one of the breadth cycle... I’m now on the lookout for stage two.

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Today's number is... 0

My Core Market Model has risen back above the zero line.

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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... 15

AAII Sentiment finally flips after 15 weeks of more Bears than Bulls.

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Today's number is... 59

The All Country World Index ex-US ETF (ACWX) has surpassed its previous cycle highs from 2021, which is around 59.

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Today's number is... 20

Yesterday, we saw the S&P 500 close down 1.6%. This marks the 20th time this year that the index has declined by 1% or more in a single day.

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Today's number is... 118

It’s been 118 days since Bitcoin last closed at an all-time high. Yesterday, it finally broke that level. This is now the highest daily close ever.

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Today's number is... 35%

Over 35% of S&P 500 stocks are above their December 2024 highest high.

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Today's number is... 49.5%

49.5% of S&P 500 stocks are now in strong uptrends.

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Today's number is... 58%

58% of S&P 500 stocks made 20-day new highs yesterday. 

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Today's number is... 2025

In 2025, we’re in historic territory for bearish sentiment.

We’ve now seen 14 consecutive weeks where AAII Bears have outnumbered AAII Bulls. 

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Today's number is... 358

Gold has been in an uptrend for the past 358 trading days, marking the 8th-longest trend since the 1970s.

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Today's number is... 5

After 5 months of consolidating, the S&P 500 Advance-Decline line has closed at an all-time high.

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Today's number is... 15.2%

The size of the lower wick for the S&P 500 in April was 15.2%.

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