Two different directions for new orders (blue) and employment (orange) components in April Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index … former moved higher while latter deteriorated (both remain in contraction for now) pic.twitter.com/KaRL4iW2GK

U.S. Composite PMI per ⁦@SPGlobal⁩ has moved lower but is still broadly consistent with solid GDP growth (in year/year terms) pic.twitter.com/462vvUtwuE

S&P 500 with a max pullback of 5.5% in '24 so far. Since 1980, only 4 full years saw a smaller pullback. Avg yr since 1980 with a 14.2% max pullback. pic.twitter.com/2SZwV4mwlL

79 stocks in the S&P 500 made a new 10 day high, most in two weeks. 33 made a new monthly high, again, most in two weeks.