Today's number is... 0.09

The St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index has risen above the zero line, increasing to 0.09.

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Today's number is... 3rd

Yesterday's daily move of +9.5% for the S&P 500 was its third-best day going all the way back to the 1950s.

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Today's number is... 50%

More than 50% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are currently in oversold conditions.

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Today's number is... 28.5

My 'Fear or Strength' model has shifted into tactical bullish mode because the Volatility Index (VIX) is above 28.5.

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Today's number is... -4%

The S&P 500 posted back-to-back -4% down days last week. 

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Today's number is... -20.8%

The average stock in the S&P 500 is currently in a bear market, with a decline of -20.8%.

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Today's number is... 639

The S&P 500 has gone 639 consecutive trading days without a -3% decline.

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Today's number is... 4

Here is a four-panel chart showing the recent strength of gold and its outperformance versus the other main asset classes.

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Today's number is... 22

My Risk-On/Risk-Off ratio has reached a 22-month low, dropping below a key level that acted as resistance in 2021/22, which transformed into support from 2023 to the present.

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Today's number is... 3

Three of my key Risk-On/Risk-Off ratios are reaching new lows.

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Today's number is... -0.2%

As we near the end of the first quarter of 2025, the average stock in the S&P 500 has a negative return of -0.2% year to date.

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Today's number is... 20

Today marks the 20th day this year that the S&P 500 has seen a daily change of +/- 1%.

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Today's number is... 24

We have experienced 24 consecutive days where the number of 52-week new lows on the NYSE + NASDAQ exceeds the number of 52-week new highs.

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Today's number is... 27%

Only 27% of S&P 500 sectors are currently above their 50-day moving average.

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Today's number is... 10

S&P 500’s price is currently trading under its 10-month moving average.

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Today's number is... 12

The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index just closed at fresh 12-year highs.

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Today's number is... 1

Out of the seven global regions I track, only one is negative year-to-date, and that is the United States.

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Today's number is... 27%

Global breadth is expanding in 2025... NOT narrowing… Over 27% of world markets have made 52-week highs in the past two weeks.

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Today's number is... 90%

The S&P 500 has just posted back-to-back days of 90% or more advancing issues.

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Today's number is... 16

The relative ratio of the World Ex-US index versus the S&P 500 is on the verge of breaking out of a 16-year downtrend.

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Today's number is... 10%

The S&P 500 has now experienced a 10% correction.

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Today's number is... 100%

Whether you're looking at short, intermediate, or long-term trends, 100% of the major indices are currently trading below their key moving averages.

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Today's number is... -2.3%

The average stock in the S&P 500 has dropped by -2.3% year-to-date.

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Today's number is... 5,667

The Bears have made a significant move, pushing the S&P 500 below the key level of 5,667, which is the highs from July 2024.

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