Greetings,
Equities: Market sentiment has been shifting toward more neutral levels as Fed rate hikes loom. The equity market froth we saw last year has come off.
The AAII bull-bear spread is holding in negative territory.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Positioning-AAII2201170540.png)
Here is Goldman’s sentiment indicator.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-GS-Sentiment2201170540.png)
Credit: US high-yield spreads are near the lowest levels since 2007.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-HY-Spread2201170540.png)
Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin’s correlation to the S&P 500 has risen substantially since the start of the pandemic.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-Correl-to-SPX2201170540.png)
China: Developers’ debt collapse has accelerated, …
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Longfor32201170540.png)
… as investors worry about the maturity wall.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Longfor22201170540.png)
United States: The March Fed rate hike is now fully priced in
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Fed-March-hike-is-now-fully-priced-in2201170540.png)
Food for Thought: US hospitals filling up:
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 17th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTH-AAAA-US-hospitals-filling-up2201170540.png)
Edited by Daniel Moskovits
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