Consumer confidence crashes below 2008 crisis lows, stocks cling to record highs despite bleak sentiment

2/ The S&P 500 just broke above its 200-day moving average – one of the market’s most important resistance levels Investors are celebrating a temporary trade deal between the US and China, hoping it leads to a broader agreement But consumer sentiment is telling a different… pic.twitter.com/VEzmH0Wuyy — Bravos Research …

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Markets bet big on hot growth despite collapsing earnings outlook, stock surge pushes valuations near record highs, analysts warn of post-COVID slowdown ahead

With the equity market surge yesterday, market based pricing of growth expectations has nearly fully recovered the drop this year, and is just a couple point off highs. pic.twitter.com/UeaOxWYTDC — Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) May 28, 2025 Long dated real yields are at their highs of the post-covid cycle. pic.twitter.com/4D4xVU4WhS — …

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Era of cheap money ends, bond market faces generational reset, 30-year playbook tossed; Gold holdings far from historic highs, central banks quietly stockpile reserves

This isn’t just about higher borrowing costs; it’s a signal that inflation and debt are forcing a reckoning. Given the recent House-passed tax bill that could balloon the U.S. debt further, and the bond market’s reaction with yields hitting highs not seen since 2007, the pressure is on. NEW INFLATIONARY …

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Double top or breakout 5% in sight for 10Y, new highs in yields suggest selloff far from over

Yields don’t move like this unless something under the surface is breaking or already has byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts A sale of 20-year U.S. government bonds saw weak demand Wednesday, pushing the Treasuries to new lows for the year as yields climbed. https://www.barrons.com/articles/20-year-treasury-bond-auction-bba9d889 Unpopular Opinion: This market move is closer to just …

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Mortgage defaults explode 10.7 million late on payments. Credit card defaults break all-time record highs

2/ From 1940s to 1970s, Americans used to save around 10% of their annual income But today, savings relative to income is almost near 0% pic.twitter.com/aEsoNYSKiZ — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) April 18, 2025 4/ Today, the personal savings rate has dropped to 4.6% This is historically a very low level …

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Earnings estimates slashed, reality forces long-overdue downward revisions. S&P, Nasdaq shorts hit multi-year highs. S&P 500 trails global markets like never before since 1988

Downward #earnings revisions have been outpacing upward revisions. As you know,we have been stating for quite a while that #estimates were way to high and would have to adjust lower for #economic realities.H/T @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/rzDVOxozSy — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) March 31, 2025 BofA says trend followers have been ramping up …

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Copper and gold hit record highs, signaling a new era as silver and platinum await their turn

Copper is hitting record levels again, just like gold. While some investors argue these metals behave differently, the reality is they are strongly interconnected in the long term. In my view, we are likely in a profoundly constructive macro environment for metals. Silver,… pic.twitter.com/lwD0j1rBFQ — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) March 26, 2025 It …

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Gold buying hits new highs as fiat currencies lose ground. Gold ETF demand rising, but still off peak levels

Relentless Gold buying. The value of fiat currencies are quickly falling…. Failing? pic.twitter.com/xobkI8m7BI — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) March 18, 2025 And to think, gold ETF holdings aren't even at their all-time highs. 😉 pic.twitter.com/PMx4u9JihB — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) March 18, 2025 🚨 Japan's 2 year …

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Germany’s economy is in shambles, yet the DAX keeps rocketing to record highs.

Germany’s economy is struggling, but the DAX keeps soaring to fresh all-time highs. How? It’s a blatant disconnect from reality. Manufacturing is in decline, energy costs are crippling industries, and consumer sentiment is weak—yet the market marches higher. This isn’t growth; it’s artificial inflation propped up by central banks and …

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S&P 500 at record highs, but the average American is being priced out of the market.

It’s a troubling reality that underscores the growing divide between the wealthy elite and the struggling majority. tick tock pic.twitter.com/FflitwaJ3G — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2025 The bottom 50% of households hold 2.4% of US wealth, per Bloomberg. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 23, 2025 https://twitter.com/MichaelMOTTCM/status/1882758630866575474

Get Ready For New All Time Highs

By Graham Summers, MBA Yesterday I shared a chart that helped us to determine that the S&P 500’s correction was a “buy the dip” opportunity, NOT the start of a serious correction/ bear market. By quick way of review… 1)  The chart showed the percentage of S&P 500 companies trading …

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Pound collapses, bond yields soar, echoes of 1976 crisis. Gold hits all-time highs in GBP.

UK. Pound collapses. Bond yields soar. No one resigns. Britain's Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis.https://t.co/VUYnXhYiNB pic.twitter.com/eVCX6gaoXq — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 9, 2025 Britain’s Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis Soaring yields prompt some comparisons with Truss debacle But the economy’s woes may be more …

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New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was a bear trap on the way up, will be a bull trap on the way down. Bank reserves drop below $3 trillion, nearing pre-March 2023 banking crisis levels.

The S&P 500 is at the same level today as it was on the day after the election. It has gone nowhere for two months, amid EPIC levels of bull shit. New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was …

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Bellwethers show topping formations, while Santa Rally’s option skew hits historic highs, diamond reversal signals weakening uptrend.

Bellwethers. Large weekly topping formations depicted. pic.twitter.com/SkI4SUEnJj — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 1, 2025 Santa Rally option skew through yesterday's close is the highest in history. As the algos maintain the illusion through year end. pic.twitter.com/hDWqahSbXe — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 31, 2024 $MEK.ax One of the cheapest Goldies on …

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China’s economy slows as its 10-year bond yield halves since January, while U.S. treasury yields reach 7-month highs.

China’s $11 trillion government bond market has moved into uncharted territory. As their government rolls out widespread stimulus, yields are hitting record lows. The gap between yields in Japan and China are now at a record low of just ~70 basis points. China is in trouble. pic.twitter.com/j1vrmW6Hxe — The Kobeissi …

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Just in time for the inauguration: The Fed is deliberately tightening liquidity in the system

Reverse repo surges $72BN to $268.7BN for year-end window dressing. Funding market spreads already had blown out to 3 month highs amid spike in repo tightness pic.twitter.com/wyBoMBEPN8 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 27, 2024 The Federal Reserve's emergency Bank Term Funding Program dropped to $5 billion this week. It'll be $0 …

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Everyone loves buying new highs and euphoria. The dumber you are in understanding the markets the better off you’ll perform ironically. The market will repeat the 2022 “drawdown”

The market is completely controlled by margin trading and the risk on appetite. As long as yen yield is low and sentiment is good we will double down on margin on the dips. So this bull market will continue but man will it have a seizure like end but I’m …

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Insider selling at extreme highs suggests potential disappointing corporate earnings ahead.

Insider selling is highly correlated w/ disappointing corp earnings over the following 12 months Makes sense: insiders understand their companies' future prospects better than anyone Insider selling is at an extreme high now, so…..? (h/t @jessefelder) pic.twitter.com/vD72DH7ffL — Adam Taggart (@adamtaggart) December 17, 2024 Guess who's next? Pay attention. pic.twitter.com/4EU5zf71AT …

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We’ve never seen the S&P 500 at all time highs with breadth this negative. Flawless 75-year recession predictor trigger. The Titanic has hit the iceberg. Secure your lifeboat before it’s too late.

We've never seen the S&P 500 at all time highs with breadth this negative. Let's do this. pic.twitter.com/3GuAVcn1l7 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 13, 2024 Linkhttps://t.co/A9JxrqvurY pic.twitter.com/8qaDVxDPM3 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 13, 2024 ⚠️CENTRAL BANKS ARE CUTTING RATES AS IF GLOBAL RECESSION IS HERE⚠️ Bank of Canada cut rates by …

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S&P 500 hit record highs four times this week despite more declining stocks. Since 1928, this is the first time that’s ever happened.

There were more declining than advancing stocks in the S&P 500 every day this week. Yet the index hit a record high four times. Since 1928, this is the first time that's ever happened. pic.twitter.com/gvGhruZ1cw — Jason Goepfert (@jasongoepfert) December 6, 2024 US Stocks are now trading at over 22x …

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The Euphoriameter hit a record 1.1 points. An all-time high 43% of investors doubting a stock market crash. The Schiller P/E ratio has hit 23-year highs. Enjoy the euphoric exit pump!

An all-time high 43% of investors think there is a less than 10% chance of a stock market crash occurring in the next 6 months 🚨 pic.twitter.com/c46U09cdsC — Barchart (@Barchart) December 6, 2024 This is wild: The Euphoriameter, an indicator measuring investor sentiment, hit a record 1.1 points, according to …

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Oh, sure, another bull run sounds totally likely with sky-high stock prices and a crumbling economy. Santa comes to town or this house of cards explodes at all time highs?

I worry about this too. I don’t see how you have another stock market bull run given how overpriced equities are along with how bad the economy is. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. https://t.co/16VaPMt40N — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 4, 2024 🇺🇸 S&P 500 Asset managers …

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Saylor profits by selling MSTR shares at a premium, capitalizing on Bitcoin hype. Fresh dumb money is available at the manic highs

https://twitter.com/WaltSanDiego/status/1863731174415171881 $MSTR was down over 75% from its peak in August 2021 to its low in Summer 2022. You’ll see the same price action in the next downturn which means there are a lot of newer investors that are going to take huge loses. Buckle up baby! — Ray Zalinsky …

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