The VIX Index spiked 33% today

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EVIX/ A few weeks ago, VIX briefly soared 400% following a 22% overnight drop in the Bank of Japan’s stock price. Adding to the unease, the M2 yield inverted last week, signaling potential trouble ahead. These developments hint at a …

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Labor market conditions index swings rapidly downward, signaling an imminent recession cliff ahead.

WARNING: Labor market conditions index has been steadily declining This systematically happens prior to recessions pic.twitter.com/w3YYWHR566 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) August 26, 2024 US firms’ ‘low firing’ approach may turn to more layoffs, Fed’s Barkin tells BBG WASHINGTON, Aug 26 …

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Speculative positioning in US equity index futures is at all-time highs. Total Put/Call Ratio drops to the lowest level since August 2015

Speculative positioning in US equity index futures is at all-time highs 🚨 https://t.co/TanGdixabv pic.twitter.com/VUXve06IL3 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) July 8, 2024 Asset Managers’ exposure to US equity futures hits a record high. https://twitter.com/Barchart/status/1810467469879857513 Concentration concern: the 3-month correlation between …

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Continuing Claims Index highest in 2 years

According to recent reports, continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. have reached their highest level in two years. As of the week ending November 18, 2023, approximately 1.93 million people were collecting unemployment benefits, which is about 86,000 more than the previous week. This trend indicates …

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Economic Surprise Index Falls To -0.126 As Buying Conditions For Housing Remains Negative For Most Of Biden’s Presidency (US Debt Servicing Costs 12% Of Government Spending)

by confoundedinterest17 I saw former President Obama criticizing former President Trump for not passing “transformative” changes. That is, Trump didn’t sign any Obama-like transformative changes (like Obamacare). Truimp did try to slow down the damage done by Obama and his …

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Stagflation Alert? Bidenomics Is REALLY COVID-Related Spending (Q1 Real GDP Was 2.97% YoY, 1.6% QoQ While The Federal Government Spending Was 4.21% YoY, Core PCE Price Index Rose 3.7%!)

by confoundedinterest17 COVID was a gift to Biden. The furious Federal spending of Q2 2020 through Q1 2021 helped keep GDP growth above recession levels. Ignore Biden’s demented rants/lies about cutting the debt in half. Biden has claimed he cut …

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