ChartBrief 118 - Volatility bets hanging on
As equity market implied volatility grinds lower it's worth throwing a couple more charts into the mix. In this post we look at ETF bets...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 25, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 116 - Institutional investor capitulation
The latest State Street Investor Confidence Index data for July showed a distinct sense of upside capitulation (by North American...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 15, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 109 - The big swings in commodity futures positioning
Here's a quick update on commodity futures positioning with the latest weekly CFTC COT report data. I've just picked out what I think...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 12, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 105 - The VIX is at a Seasonal Turning Point
The topic of seasonality is a controversial one among investors. Some swear by it, referring to studies that present evidence for a...
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Jul 12, 20171 min read
VIDEO: The VIX Drivers and Outlook
In this video we discuss the the drivers of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and assess the outlook and possibility for VIX spikes based...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 11, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 104 - Optimism running high on the US economy
The June round of economic confidence surveys on the US economy is basically done and the results show optimism is still running high. I...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 9, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 101 - Fundamental sentiment and clues from the bond market
The latest weekly equity (and bonds) sentiment poll I take on Twitter has produced some interesting results this week. I have done this...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 8, 20171 min read
ChartBrief 99 - Reflation Futures Positioning Resets
The latest round of COT futures positioning data confirms a very interesting pattern that we have observed over the past year. There has...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 5, 20171 min read
ChartBrief 96 - The Euphoriameter Hits a Post-crisis High
The "Euphoriameter" has hit a new post-crisis high in June, indicating increasing levels of euphoria among investors. The indicator...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 3, 20172 min read
Investor Sentiment Snapshot: Divergences
The latest weekly investor sentiment poll on twitter showed up a couple of interesting divergences that may offer clues on the next steps...
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Callum Thomas
Jun 28, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 90 - Institutional Investor Ambivalence
The latest State Street Investor Confidence Index [SSICI] readings show a relative ambivalence among global institutional investors. As...
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Callum Thomas
Jun 19, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 86 - The rise of consumer sentiment
We decided to take a closer look at a seldom talked about indicator, the Ipsos Consumer Sentiment indexes (available exclusively through...
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Callum Thomas
Jun 1, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 82 - Institutional investor confidence indicates capitulation
The May reading of the global State Street Investor Confidence Index rose +5.1 pts to 102.5 which indicates institutional investors are...
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Topdown Charts
Apr 7, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 7 Apr 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the charts just...
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Topdown Charts
Apr 4, 20171 min read
Macro Technicals Report - Changing seasons and impending breakouts…
The Macro Technicals Report brings you 5 ideas each week from a top-down, cross-asset, global perspective. The report highlights some of...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 26, 20172 min read
Sentiment Poll - 27 Feb 2017
Here's a quick note looking at some charts created using data from the latest weekly equity sentiment poll I've been running. As a...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 19, 20172 min read
Weekly Sentiment Poll - 20 Feb 2017
Here's a quick note looking at some charts created using data from the latest weekly equity sentiment poll I've been running. As a...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 19, 20175 min read
Weekly S&P 500 #ChartStorm - 19 Feb 2017
Those that follow my personal account on Twitter will be familiar with my weekly S&P 500 #ChartStorm in which I pick out 10 charts on the...
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Topdown Charts
Feb 17, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 17 Feb 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes. To read more and see the charts just get in...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 12, 20172 min read
Weekly Sentiment Poll - 13 Feb 2017
Here's a quick note looking at some charts created using data from the latest weekly equity sentiment poll I've been running. As a...
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