Today's number is... 20%

The percentage of stocks down 20% or more are expanding across all S&P market caps.

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Today's number is... -0.50

My Risk-On/Risk-Off indicator has declined sharply and is now at -0.50, firmly re-entering Risk-Off territory.

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Today's number is... 3

The relative ratio of the Consumer Staples versus the S&P 500 has reached a new three-month high.

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Today's number is... 55%

Only 55% of S&P 500 stocks are in strong uptrends.  

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Today's number is... 1

Last week, the bears demonstrated that they are still active, with one-month lows for the S&P 500, 400, and 600 started to expand.

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Today's number is... 496

The S&P 500 Technology Sector has been in an uptrend for the past 496 trading days.

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Today's number is... 15

My custom Equal Weight Bellwether Stock Index, comprising 15 components, has reached year-to-date highs.

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Today's number is... 587

With the S&P 500 index reaching a new all-time high yesterday, this current bull market has persisted for the past 587 trading days.

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Today's number is... 86%

The percentage of world markets above their 50-day moving average has surged to 86%. But how strong are these trends?

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Today's number is... 38.8

Bearish market sentiment continues to rise, with our Average Bears indicator reaching 38.8 last week. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index achieved a weekly all-time high...

Today's number is... 22

The relative ratio of Home Construction vs S&P 500 has fallen to its lowest level in 22 months.

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Today's number is... 43

Global participation is expanding, with the majority of the 43 global ETFs I track are now above their shorter-term moving averages.

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Today's number is... 10

10 out of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 are currently above their 50-day moving average.

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Today's number is... 75%

Currently, 75% (6 out of 8) of the indicators on my 2025 Bull Market Checklist are within their bull market zone. This suggests a healthy-ish bull market,...

Today's number is... 3

Let's check in on how the third year of this bull market is progressing.

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Today's number is... 250

The old saying is it's a market of stocks, not a stock market, and so far in 2025, we are seeing 250 stocks outperforming the S&P 500 index.

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Today's number is... 517

The Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary vs Equal Weight Consumer Staples relative ratio has been in an uptrend for the past 517 trading days.

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Today's number is... -0.98

The St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index has declined to -0.98, the lowest level this market stress index has seen in over 17 years.

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Today's number is... 2

February, the 2nd month of the year, usually sees stocks perform well in the first half but often declines in the latter half of the month.

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Today's number is... 2.70%

The January Barometer (January's percentage change for the S&P 500) for 2025 showed a positive return of 2.70%.

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Today's number is... 12

The percentage of S&P 500 stocks reaching 12-month highs is now at its highest level since November of last year.

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Today's number is... 808

Small-caps are currently experiencing their third-longest period without reaching all-time highs. So far, it has lasted 808 trading days, and they are still in a 6.7% drawdown.

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Today's number is... 351

On Monday, the S&P 500 closed down by 1.46%. However, if you look deeper, you will actually see that 351 (69%) S&P 500 stocks advanced while only 152 declined for the day.

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Today's number is... 22

My Developed Markets Advance-Decline line, which consists of 22 developed markets, just closed at an all-time high.

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