Mega-Cap Growth & Tech Positioning Investors are piling back into mega-cap growth and tech, driving positioning up to the 79th percentile. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation

S&P 500 Implied Correlation The S&P 500’s growing dispersion is putting stock selection back in focus, with fundamentals doing the talking again. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

S&P 500 Quarterly EPS For Q2 2026, analysts expect S&P 500 earnings to jump 22% from a year earlier, with tech once again doing almost all the work. The script hasn’t changed: technology remains the…

Fed Funds Rate The market’s baseline has shifted: traders see about 50 bp of Fed tightening over the next several months, something that would have been hard to believe in January. Image: Goldman Sachs Global…

Seasonality – S&P 500 Cycle Composite for 2026 The S&P 500 Cycle Composite calls for a bullish but choppy 2026, and the market is still following that seasonal playbook after a rough first quarter. Image:…

GS Financial Conditions Index U.S. financial conditions have tightened slightly but remain broadly supportive, continuing to feed through to stronger consumer spending and business investment. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Crypto Fund Flows Crypto funds have endured persistent outflows over the past two months, with Bitcoin vehicles taking most of the selling pressure. Last week, however, inflows ticked higher, offering a small boost of optimism.…

S&P 500 and Trend Strength by Market Cap US small caps are leading the breadth picture, with 67% now trading above the 200-day moving average, the highest reading since 2021. That’s a healthy signal, but…

S&P 500 Return Around Start of Fed Hiking Cycles When the Fed turns to hiking, the S&P 500 often takes a breather, slipping modestly over the next few weeks and months before the broader trend…

Median 2-Week S&P 500 Returns While the S&P 500 has usually opened July on a strong note since 1950, the back half of the month tends to be quieter. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Implied Vol for Individual Stocks in the S&P 500 vs. the Index There’s a wide gap between single-stock implied volatility, which remains elevated, and index volatility, which is more moderate. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation