Breakouts haven't been this good since 2016
The biggest thing this rally has had going for it is broad participation. It's not slowing down much.
Over the past week, nearly 10% more securities trading on the NYSE and Nasdaq managed to tick at a 52-week high than fell to a 52-week low. That's the most in almost exactly 4 years.
If that sounds like a long time, it's because it is. This ends the 3rd-longest streak in almost 60 years with fewer than a net 9.5% of securities at new highs over a 5-day period.
After other times since 1962 when we ended a streak of at least 2 years with fewer than 9.5% of issues at a new high across both exchanges, forward returns were impressive, and eerily consistent, over the medium- to long-term.
What else is happening
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- Full returns in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite after ending a long streak without a big spike in net new highs
- Also following lesser extremes
- The dominance of new highs has triggered an extreme in the HiLo Logic Index
- An unusual setup between the McClellan Oscillator and its Summation Index
| Stat Box An average of $450 million per day over the past week has flowed out of the go-to ETF focused on the high-yield bond market, HYG. That's among the largest outflows in its existence. There have been 24 other days with a 5-day average outflow of $450 or more, which preceded a higher price for HYG a month later 19 times. |
Sentiment from other perspectives
We don't necessarily agree with everything posted here - some of our work might directly contradict it - but it's often worth knowing what others are watching.
1. Folks just cannot get enough exposure to upside potential. The total volume of contracts that profit when stocks rise has exceeded 20 million for the first time in nearly 30 years. [Charles Schwab]
2. It's pretty easy to get all bulled up when investors have never seen easier financial conditions. Based on multiple fundamental and market-based inputs, the Goldman Sachs Financial Conditions indicator has dropped to a new low (the lower it goes, the easier things are). [Bloomberg TV]
3. One place where investors aren't overly positive is the U.S. dollar, where asset managers have moved to a record short position. [Bloomberg TV]
