1. S&P 500 - Same Data, New Regime

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2. Rotation Risk: QQQ Looks Stretched vs IWM

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3. Re-visiting FX carry

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S&P 500 - Same Data, New Regime

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S&P500’s exposure to nominal US growth – combining Qi’ssensitivity to tracking US GDP growth & 5y US inflation expectations – hashit its highest in 2 years. The chart captures four distinct regimes:

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2023. Healthy Reflation. As the Fed tightening cycleended, sensitivity recovered. Markets re-embraced inflation as a growth signal.SPX followed.

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Early 2024. Good News is Bad News. Strong data pushedback rate cut expectations. Higher nominal growth hurt rather than helped.Sensitivity went negative.

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Q1 2025. Tariff Shock. Sharp but short-lived. Marketsfeared an inflation shock, not growth. Sensitivity collapsed. SPX sold offhard.

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Today. Sensitivity is back at 2-year highs. With theIran risk premium fading and the tariff shock absorbed, US equities arere-pricing the macro backdrop. The emerging regime sees nominal growth as atailwind, not an inflation risk or rate risk.

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The post Iran energy shock has given way to a domestic USgrowth story.

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