The Return of Volatility
UPDATED (7-May-2020): I wanted to revisit this blog post with an update, partly because it's really interesting and worth highlighting,...
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Callum Thomas
Apr 1, 20194 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: A Fundamental Transition Point
In this edition I take you through 5 charts which outline how a possible reassessment of the global macro/fundamental outlook is changing...
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Callum Thomas
Mar 25, 20193 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: Fundamental Fear
In this article we explore how starkly sentiment has shifted on the fundamentals outlook. From the heights of euphoria at the beginning...
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Callum Thomas
Mar 18, 20193 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: Bullish Technicals, Bearish Fundamentals
The sentiment snapshot series is back! For context, in the sentiment snapshot series I look at some of the charts from the weekly survey...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 29, 20185 min read
7 Charts on Quantitative Tightening
As the Fed is steadily progressing through its balance sheet normalization plan, it's worth checking in on a few charts that highlight...
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Callum Thomas
Jun 4, 20183 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: Vol Rising
This week in the sentiment snapshot I take a look at volatility. For context, in the sentiment snapshot series I look at some of the...
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Callum Thomas
Jun 2, 20183 min read
5 Charts on Quantitative Tightening
As the Fed is steadily progressing through its balance sheet normalization plan, it's worth checking in on a few charts that highlight...
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Callum Thomas
May 31, 20182 min read
ChartBrief 213 - Global Equity Fundamentals
Equity market fundamentals are looking pretty strong around the world. Key indicators like interest coverage ratios and profit margins...
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Callum Thomas
May 27, 20183 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: Bonds and Reflation
This week I took a long hard look at the survey results and a series of other charts, because they all seemed to be challenging my medium...
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Callum Thomas
May 23, 20182 min read
ChartBrief 212 - SCANNZ Economies
I wanted to revisit this topic, as some of the data have been updated - and it doesn't make things look any better for this group. ...
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Callum Thomas
May 20, 20183 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: Bullish at the Margin
Looking at the charts this week investors remain bullish, and judging by the margin debt and leverage charts - investors are clearly...
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Callum Thomas
May 11, 20182 min read
ChartBrief 211 - Global Consumer Confidence
There is a little-watched and relatively obscure set of indicators produced by Thomson Reuters and Ipsos, called the primary consumer...
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Callum Thomas
May 9, 20182 min read
ChartBrief 210 - Not so fast, Oil bulls
The geopolitical backdrop and news flow is creating ripples across commodity markets, and giving the rebound in crude oil a boost as...
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Callum Thomas
May 6, 20183 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: What About Reflation?
Whatever happened to that whole "reflation" trade theme that everyone seemed to be talking about a year ago? Well, judging by some of...
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Callum Thomas
May 5, 20184 min read
5 Curious Charts on Corporate America and the Decline of the IPO
Something weird happened in the last couple of decades. The number of companies undertaking an IPO (Initial Public Offering - the...
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Callum Thomas
May 2, 20183 min read
ChartBrief 209 - Charting Long Term Growth in America
With all the high frequency data available these days, like weekly economic data, and market pricing by the second, it can sometimes be...
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Callum Thomas
Apr 29, 20183 min read
Sentiment Snapshot: Quantitative Tightening Underappreciated?
The latest results from the weekly surveys on Twitter showed equity investors are still torn between a bullish outlook on the...
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Callum Thomas
Apr 28, 20183 min read
ChartBrief 208 - Stockmarket Leverage
When you get towards the end of a market cycle a couple of things start to happen. Valuations increase, sentiment becomes extremely...
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Callum Thomas
Apr 27, 20183 min read
Infrastructure Investment, Long-Term GDP Growth, and US Bond Yields
The release of the latest GDP data brings with it updates to a couple of key trends in government investment, infrastructure spending,...
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Callum Thomas
Apr 26, 20182 min read
What the EPS? France and Germany
First, a quick point of clarification... "What the EPS?" is an experimental new blog series I am going to be running which will be...
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