Buy Side Sentiment Tracker
May 2026
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The mood of the market, mapped and decoded
ZEW signals: Equities, Europe, Tech and Cyclicals
Some interesting messages from the latest set of ZEW analyst expectations.
I have written before that the ZEW survey is…
Commodity bullishness is spreading
Commodity sentiment was bifurcated for a long time.
That is starting to change.
For much of the past year, commodity…
Heatmap Update
Last week’s pattern continued: equities made new all-time highs, but sentiment moved sideways.
Across our range of indicators, we…
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Dashbord & Chart Packs updated
Very brief note before the weekend to flag that the Sentiment Dashboard and asset class Chart Packs are all updated…
Rational Rally
One of the biggest debates in markets right now is whether the equity market rally is a sign of rational…
Heatmap Update
The S&P 500 may be back at all-time highs, but broad investor sentiment remains only slightly bullish.
Two…
Tech Vulnerability
Technology has been the star performer as geopolitical tensions eased and the market’s focus returned to AI.
The rebound…
Geopolitical Risk Index falls to 135
The Geopolitical Risk Index has fallen to 135. That’s down from the spike up to 500 at the start…
Consensus Longs & Shorts
One of the questions I get asked most often is:
“What’s the consensus trade right now?”
The simplest way…
Heatmap Update
After a rollercoaster March and April, it feels a bit calmer in markets. Some welcome respite.
There is still a…
Beyond Geopolitics
For the past two months, markets have traded one theme: the war with Iran.
It drove the sell-off. It drove…
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