| Market Index/Data | 12/29/2023 | 8/16/2024 | Change | Simple YTD |
| Dow Industrials Avg | 37,689.54 | 40,659.76 | 1,162.22 | 7.88% |
| S&P 500 Index | 4,769.83 | 5,554.25 | 210.09 | 16.45% |
| Fed Funds Rate | 5.33% | 5.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 10 yr T-note Yld | 3.88% | 3.88% | -0.07% | 0.00% |
| 5 yr T-note Yld | 3.84% | 3.76% | -0.04% | -2.08% |
| 5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld | 1.72% | 1.80% | -0.04% | 4.65% |
| Implied 5 yr Inflation % | 2.12% | 1.96% | 0.00% | -7.55% |
| 2 yr T-note Yld | 4.23% | 4.06% | 0.00% | -4.02% |
| 2-10 Yr Slope | -0.35% | -0.18% | -0.07% | -48.57% |
| 90 day T-bill Yld | 5.40% | 5.22% | 0.00% | -3.33% |
| Gold ($/oz) | $2,071.80 | $2,537.80 | $64.40 | 22.49% |
| WTI Oil ($/brl) | $71.65 | $75.54 | -$1.30 | 5.43% |
| VIX "Worry Index" | 12.45 | 14.80 | -5.57 | 18.88% |
| NYSE Bullish % Index | 66.83% | 54.13% | 6.14% | -19.00% |
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| Credit Data | 12/29/2023 | 8/16/2024 | Change | Simple YTD |
| iShares Agg. Bond ETF Yield (AGG) | 3.36% | 3.29% | -0.02% | -2.08% |
| SPDR High Yld Credit ETF Yield (JNK) | 6.99% | 6.46% | -0.08% | -7.58% |
| Invest. Gr. to 10 yr T-Note Spread (x 10) | -520 | -590 | 50 | -70 |