Today's number is... 440

That’s how many days Gold’s 50-day average has stayed above its 200-day average.

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Today's number is... 81.8%

Sector breadth is at a year-to-date high, with 81.8% of S&P 500 sectors (9 of 11) trending higher.

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Today's number is... 20

That’s how many all-time highs the S&P 500 has already logged in 2025 — with 4 months still to play.

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Today's number is... 2

Two key risk ratios just hit extremes: Consumer Staples has broken to fresh lows against the S&P 500, while Equal-Weight Discretionary has hit record highs relative to Staples.

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Today's number is... 9

We’re about to enter month 9 — September, which is the worst month on the calendar for the S&P 500.

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Today's number is... 214

We are 214 trading sessions deep, and Year 3 of a bull market looks nothing like the average flat grind.

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Today's number is... 90

90.1% of NYSE stocks and 90.9% of NYSE volume advanced on the same day — the third double confirmation this year, following April’s signals.

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Today's number is... 6

The Nasdaq 100 has logged 6 straight down days  — the first streak of this length since 2022.

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Today's number is... 2.22

That’s the prior cycle high in the Growth vs Value ratio — and price just broke back below it.

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Today's number is... -0.6%

The S&P 500 Index fell by -0.6% yesterday — but under the surface, most stocks finished higher.

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Today's number is... -16.3

The AAII Bull-Bear Spread dropped to -16.3, telling us that more retail investors expect stocks to fall than rise.

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Today's number is... 6.2

My Core Leadership Model — a composite of short-, intermediate-, and long-term breadth is sitting firmly in the strong leadership zone.

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Today's number is... 2

These are two key stress metrics I follow — the BofA US High Yield Option-Adjusted Spread and the St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index — and they’re near their lows, telling me there’s not...

Today's number is... 7%

The NYSE + NASDAQ Net New Highs (new highs minus new lows) is at 7%, the strongest daily reading since 25 November 2024.

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Today's number is... 16

That’s how many all-time closing highs the S&P 500 has posted so far in 2025.

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Today's number is... -1.3

The two-week spread between NYSE+NASDAQ 52-week highs and 52-week lows is -1.3 — a slight negative tilt.

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Today's number is... 230.3

The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index closed at the end of last week at 230.3, which is a fresh all-time high — its first in over 14 years.

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Today's number is... 22

The S&P 500 market-cap vs equal-weight ratio just cleared a long-term base — its first breakout in 22 years.

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Today's number is... 29%

The largest S&P 500 stocks have gained an average of 29% since April — leading from the front, with no signs of stress.

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Today's number is... 8

We are now in the 8th month of the year, and historically the most volatile one.

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Today's number is... 45.7%

45.7% of S&P 500 stocks are still in full uptrends — trading above both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

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Today's number is... 5%

6,070 marks a 5% pullback from the highs — and it’s the first real support zone in play.

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Today's number is... 0.126

This is the lowest reading ever for Consumer Staples vs. the S&P 500.

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Today's number is... 3

That’s 3 months of typical chop in post-election years — August through October.

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