The Daily Number Articles

Today's number is... 8

That’s a new 8-month high for my custom Risk-On Index — and it just broke above a key trendline.

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Today's number is... 86

It took just 86 trading days for the Nasdaq 100 to shake off its latest 23% slide and punch out a new all-time high yesterday.

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Today's number is... 416

There have been 416 consecutive trading days the 50-day average has been above the 200-day average in the High Momentum vs. Low Momentum ratio.

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Today's number is... 26

June 26 ranks as the fifth-worst trading day of the year for the S&P 500 since 1950. And this year, it lands on this coming Thursday.

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Today's number is... 13.44%

13.44% is the annualized return of the S&P GSCI Commodity Index when the 10-day moving average of its 40-day percent change is above the 120-day 

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Today's number is... 25

It’s taken 25 years for the Russell 1000 vs. Russell 2000 ratio to return to its 2000 peak.

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Today's number is... 4

There are 4 S&P 500 sectors that now have their 50-day moving average above their 200-day moving average.

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Today's number is... 3

My Core Market Model has climbed to 3 — its highest reading since November 2024.

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Today's number is... 437 

We’ve already seen 437 days where the S&P 500 moved ±1% in the 2020s — and the decade’s only halfway done.

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Today's number is... 11

All 11 sectors of the S&P 500 are now trading above their 50-day moving averages — something we haven’t seen since October 14th, 2024.

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Today's number is... 83

We’ve now seen 83 consecutive trading days where the 3-month rolling fund flow for the Russell 2000 (IWM) has been negative — a stretch small caps haven’t experienced since mid-2019.

Today's number is... 1.81%

1.81% is the average year-to-date return of an S&P 500 stock in 2025.

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Today's number is... 100

100 high-quality stocks quietly pushing the S&P 500 Quality Index (SPHQ) to fresh all-time highs.

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Today's number is... 10

The ACWI vs US Industry Group Trend Spread just hit a 10-year high in favor of global markets.

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Today's number is... 10

The NYSE FANG+ Index, made up of 10 large-cap growth stocks, just closed at new all-time highs.

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Today's number is... 120

It took 120 trading days for the Dow Jones US Software Index to claw its way back and close at a fresh all-time high.

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Today's number is... 41

The relative ratio of the Momentum Index versus the S&P 500 Index has reached a fresh 41-month new high.

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Today's number is... 1

We saw stage one of the breadth cycle... I’m now on the lookout for stage two.

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Today's number is... 0

My Core Market Model has risen back above the zero line.

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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... 15

AAII Sentiment finally flips after 15 weeks of more Bears than Bulls.

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Today's number is... 59

The All Country World Index ex-US ETF (ACWX) has surpassed its previous cycle highs from 2021, which is around 59.

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Today's number is... 20

Yesterday, we saw the S&P 500 close down 1.6%. This marks the 20th time this year that the index has declined by 1% or more in a single day.

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Today's number is... 118

It’s been 118 days since Bitcoin last closed at an all-time high. Yesterday, it finally broke that level. This is now the highest daily close ever.

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