The only two charts that matter for the U.S. right now

From Zero Hedge:

Lately, there has been a lot of chatter by virtually everyone with some soapbox to stand on, about this and that. That's swell... if mostly irrelevant. By now, everyone should be aware that only two charts actually matter... both of which are painfully self-explanatory.

And for the purists, we'll add...

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Bullish sentiment is now officially "off the charts"

From Pragmatic Captialism:


BEWARE!!!
Investors have officially become convinced that stocks do not decline.
Sentiment readings are literally off the charts this week, with the AAII small investor bullish sentiment survey surging 9% to 57.6%. That’s the highest reading since January 2007. Charles Rotblut of AAII is reporting that...
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More on sentiment:
Investors are officially giddy about stocks again
Investors are becoming dangerously complacent again

Bullish sentiment pushes even further into extreme territory
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