Market Data: Week Ending April 23, 2021

Market Index/Data	12/31/2020	4/23/2021	Week Change	Simple YTD
Dow Industrials Avg	30,606.48	34,043.49	-157.18	11.23%
S&P 500 Index	3,756.07	4,180.17	-5.30	11.29%
Fed Funds Rate	0.09%	0.07%	0.00%	-22.22%
10 yr T-note Yld	0.93%	1.58%	-0.01%	69.89%
5 yr T-note Yld	0.36%	0.83%	-0.01%	130.56%
5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld	-1.59%	-1.61%	0.12%
Implied 5 yr Inflation %	1.95%	2.44%	-0.13%	25.13%
2 yr T-note Yld	0.13%	0.16%	0.00%	23.08%
2-10 Yr Slope	0.80%	1.42%	-0.01%	77.50%
90 day T-bill Yld	0.09%	0.03%	0.01%	-66.67%
Gold ($/oz)	$1,895.10	$1,777.80	-$2.40	-6.19%
WTI Oil ($/brl)	$48.52	$62.14	-$1.05	28.07%
VIX "Worry Index"	22.75	17.33	1.08	-23.82%
NYSE Bullish % Index	74.84	71.51	-3.49	-3.33
Credit Data	12/31/2020	4/23/2021	Week Change	Simple YTD
iShares Agg. Bond ETF Yield (AGG)	2.23%	2.05%	-0.01%	-8.07%
SPDR High Yld Credit ETF Yield (JNK)	5.55%	4.90%	0.00%	-11.71%
Invest. Gr. to 10 yr T-Note Spread (x 10)	1300	470	0	-830

 

Market Data: Week Ending April 16, 2021

Market Index/Data	12/31/2020	4/16/2021	Week Change	Simple YTD
Dow Industrials Avg	30,606.48	34,200.67	400.07	11.74%
S&P 500 Index	3,756.07	4,185.47	56.67	11.43%
Fed Funds Rate	0.09%	0.07%	0.00%	-22.22%
10 yr T-note Yld	0.93%	1.59%	-0.08%	70.97%
5 yr T-note Yld	0.36%	0.84%	-0.03%	133.33%
5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld	-1.59%	-1.73%	-0.09%
Implied 5 yr Inflation %	1.95%	2.57%	0.06%	31.79%
2 yr T-note Yld	0.13%	0.16%	0.00%	23.08%
2-10 Yr Slope	0.80%	1.43%	-0.08%	78.75%
90 day T-bill Yld	0.09%	0.02%	0.00%	-77.78%
Gold ($/oz)	$1,895.10	$1,780.20	$35.40	-6.06%
WTI Oil ($/brl)	$48.52	$63.19	$3.87	30.23%
VIX "Worry Index"	22.75	16.25	-0.44	-28.57%
NYSE Bullish % Index	74.84	75	1.37	0.16
Credit Data	12/31/2020	4/16/2021	Week Change	Simple YTD
iShares Agg. Bond ETF Yield (AGG)	2.23%	2.06%	0.00%	-7.62%
SPDR High Yld Credit ETF Yield (JNK)	5.55%	4.90%	-0.01%	-11.71%
Invest. Gr. to 10 yr T-Note Spread (x 10)	1300	470	80	-830

Market Data: Week Ending April 9, 2021

Market Index/Data	12/31/2020	4/9/2021	Week Change	Simple YTD
Dow Industrials Avg	30,606.48	33,800.60	647.39	10.44%
S&P 500 Index	3,756.07	4,128.80	108.93	9.92%
Fed Funds Rate	0.09%	0.07%	0.00%	-22.22%
10 yr T-note Yld	0.93%	1.67%	-0.02%	79.57%
5 yr T-note Yld	0.36%	0.87%	-0.03%	141.67%
5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld	-1.59%	-1.64%	-0.03%
Implied 5 yr Inflation %	1.95%	2.51%	0.00%	28.72%
2 yr T-note Yld	0.13%	0.16%	-0.01%	23.08%
2-10 Yr Slope	0.80%	1.51%	-0.01%	88.75%
90 day T-bill Yld	0.09%	0.02%	0.00%	-77.78%
Gold ($/oz)	$1,895.10	$1,744.80	$16.40	-7.93%
WTI Oil ($/brl)	$48.52	$59.32	-$2.13	22.26%
VIX "Worry Index"	22.75	16.69	-0.64	-26.64%
NYSE Bullish % Index	74.84	73.63	3.40	-1.21
Credit Data	12/31/2020	4/9/2021	Week Change	Simple YTD
iShares Agg. Bond ETF Yield (AGG)	2.23%	2.06%	-0.07%	-7.62%
SPDR High Yld Credit ETF Yield (JNK)	5.55%	4.91%	-0.01%	-11.53%
Invest. Gr. to 10 yr T-Note Spread (x 10)	1300	390	-50	-910