by Doug Short Originally posted at Advisor Perspectives/dshort.com Note from dshort: With today's selloff in equities, the flight to safety (and accompanying decline in yields) was no doubt driven by the fear of Eurozone contagion rather than the Fe… more »

by Doug ShortOriginally posted at Advisor Perspectives/dshort.com Here is the latest look at the "Sweet Sixteen" Dow recoveries adjusted for inflation/deflation I've been illustrating from time to time over the past two years. The charts below comp… more »

by Doug Short Today's economic news from Europe was grim, as illustrated by this Reuters article featured at CNBC. The DAX was particularly hard hit, down 4.04% today and 31.06% from its interim high on May 2nd. Here is a closer look at the DAX since… more »

by Doug Short Here is a series of real (inflation-adjusted) monthly close charts of the Nikkei 225 and the S&P 500 since 1970 with their respective annualized rates of inflation shown below. This series also includes an overlay chart with the t… more »

by Guest Author Doug Short, cross posted from advisorperspectives.com/dshort A key to understanding the VIX is to realize that it can be far more volatile than the index to which it is attached. The next chart inverts the VIX values, which helps us see more clearly the greater degree volatility and the fact that the VIX tends to lead the S&P 500. more »