TKL: This metric uses S&P 500 forward P/E, the Volatility Index, $VIX, and the bullish sentiment from investor surveys. The indicator has now exceeded the previous record posted during the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble. Market sentiment has gone from depressed levels to euphoria in just 2 years. During this time, the S&P 500 has risen by 50% and reached 56 all-time highs. Bullish sentiment is unbelievably strong. submitted by /u/XGramatik |
TKL: The “Fed pivot” is officially DEAD – Stocks are crashing after the US added nearly 100,000 MORE jobs than expected in December. The unemployment FELL to 4.1% just after the Fed said the labor market was “weakening.” So, why are stocks crashing? Let us explain.
To begin, the US economy added 256,000 jobs in December, or 92,000 MORE than expected. On average, the US economy