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2026-10-30 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 30Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a sharp October rotation out 2026-10-23 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 23Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from the money growth behind recor2026-10-16 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 16Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a four-year bull market built2026-10-09 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 9Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a hawkish repricing in rates 2026-10-02 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 2Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from Fed hike fears backing off, t2026-09-25 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 25Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity: from a Fed pushed back into hiking2026-09-18 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 18Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a Fed pushed back into hiking2026-09-11 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 11Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. This week’s charts follow a bond market repricing risk across the curve, from a global yield selloff and a record 2026-09-04 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 4Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summaries of investor activity, from an economy that’s keeping cons2026-08-28 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, August 28Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of the current market, from strong corporate profits and2026-08-21 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, August 21Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a market full of dispersion, 2026-08-14 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, August 14Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. This week’s charts weigh a rate-and-calendar risk creeping back into focus against an earnings and labor backdrop 2026-08-07 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, August 7Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a continuing bull market, to 2026-07-31 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, July 31Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. This week’s charts follow a market starting to charge for risk in its favorite trade, a momentum reversal unlike a2026-07-24 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, July 24Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. This week’s charts center on a violent rotation beneath a calm surface: semis selling off hard, AI winners giving 2026-07-17 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, July 17Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from asset convergence and diverge2026-07-10 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, July 10Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a historic rally with improvi2026-07-02 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, July 2Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from Q2 standouts to sector disper2026-06-26 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, June 26Our team reviews a vast amount of research and market data each week to isolate the signals that matter most. This week’s selection steps back to examine a market broaden2026-06-18 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, June 19Our team reviews a massive amount of institutional research throughout the week to isolate the signals that matter most. This week’s selection steps back to appreciate th2026-06-12 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, June 12Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of (SpaceX-free) charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from single stock mo2026-06-05 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, June 5Our team reviews a vast amount of market research and economic data every day. This week’s selection highlights the resilience of the labor market, the broadening dominan2026-05-29 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, May 29Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from stocks catching up with earni2026-05-22 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, May 22Our research team parses a vast amount of institutional data and market research daily to isolate the key signals that matter. This week’s selection highlights a structur2026-05-15 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, May 15Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from rate expectations to inflatio2026-05-08 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, May 8Our team parses a vast amount of research daily to identify the signals that truly matter. This week’s selection highlights a stellar start to the earnings season, the de2026-05-01 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, May 1Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a stellar earnings season to 2026-04-24 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, April 24Our research team parses vast amounts of data daily to identify the signals that truly matter. This week’s selection highlights a concentrated equity rally, the resilienc2026-04-17 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, April 17Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a historic equity surge again2026-04-10 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, April 10Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations during one of the more complex backdrops in recent memor2026-04-02 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, April 2Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from 5% pullbacks to equity valuat2026-03-27 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, March 27Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from the anatomy of market pullbac2026-03-20 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, March 20Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from market drawdowns to rate cut expec2026-03-13 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, March 13Our research team analyzes daily data to identify essential market signals, and this week’s selections highlight market uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, AI’s impact on2026-03-06 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, March 6Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from energy to AI, index movement vs. i2026-02-27 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, February 27Our team continuously monitors a broad spectrum of market research to identify the trends shaping the current landscape. This week’s selection highlights a fascinating pe2026-02-20 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, February 20Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from earnings and divergent reactions, 2026-02-13 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, February 13Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from a choppy S&P 500 to wild indiv2026-02-06 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, February 6Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from market rotation and a broadening e2026-01-30 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, January 30Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from market expectations to corporate f2026-01-23 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, January 23Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from broadening attempts to profitabili2026-01-16 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, January 16Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from market expectations to corporate f2026-01-09 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, January 9Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from market expectations to corporate f2026-01-02 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, January 2Happy New Year. As we turn the page to 2026, the market landscape is a study in contrasts. Consumers who feel poor, but spend big. A tech sector that has reached a histor2025-12-26 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, December 26Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from a good run to playing catch-up, st2025-12-19 · Market in PicturesThe Market In Pictures, December 19Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from manager struggles to large cap ear2025-12-12 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, December 12Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from Mag 7 to the rest, FOMC plans and 2025-12-05 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, December 5Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from rotating leaders to strong earning2025-11-28 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, November 28Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from market selloffs to winners and los2025-11-21 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, November 21Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from November weakness to AI impact, to2025-11-14 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, November 14Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from earnings vs. the economy, inflatio2025-11-07 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, November 7Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from an amazing run for low quality/hig2025-10-31 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 31Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from an amazing run in stocks to those 2025-10-24 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 24Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from strength expanding to earnings dom2025-10-17 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 17Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from volatility waking up to single sto2025-10-10 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 10Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from money supply to inflation and rate2025-10-03 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, October 3Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from buzzy stocks to profit margins, to2025-09-26 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 26Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from buzzy stocks to profit margins, to2025-09-19 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 19Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from FOMC outlooks to inflation and rat2025-09-12 · Market in PicturesThe Market in Pictures, September 12Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from inflation to rates, the economy an
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