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OECD US Consumer Confidence

OECD-normalized US consumer confidence (amplitude-adjusted). Cross-checks Michigan/Conference Board sentiment.

the verdict —
At the 63d horizon, this signal hits in the predicted direction 55% of fires. Mean SPY forward return when it lights: -0.14%. Status: in sample. n = 186. Bullish on the underlying when fired.

Current state

Latest value · 2024-01-01
98.9
vs ~6 weeks ago
0.3%
vs 60 days ago
2.1%
vs 7 days ago
1.4%
last 90 observations · 2016-08-01 2024-01-01

The series — full history

Daily readings, every reading we have. Pick a window with the time-period buttons; flip to candles via the global toggle in the masthead (or press C). Toggle the SPY overlay to see how this series and the S&P 500 have moved together.

OECD US Consumer Confidence
98.91 -0.4970 (-0.50%) over 1Y
Hover for date + value · Toggle SPY to compare relative move
101.8100.498.9297.4595.9820032008201320182024
2003-02-01 → 2024-01-01 · 252 bars

What it has historically predicted

On days when this signal fires (deviates 2+ standard deviations from its 30-day average, in either direction), SPY has historically averaged -0.14% over the next trading quarter, moving in the same direction as the signal 55% of the time.

52%
−0.08%
1 d
48%
−0.13%
1 wk
49%
−0.18%
1 mo
55%
−0.14%
3 mo
51%
−0.93%
6 mo
53%
−2.6%
1 yr

Beyond SPY — how this signal performs across markets

Same fire days, different forward returns. Each row asks: when this signal fires, what does that asset do? The big number is the average return; underneath is how often the asset moved the same direction as the signal (50% would be a coin flip).

target
1 d
1 wk
1 mo
3 mo
6 mo
1 yr
SPY
S&P 500 ETF
n=186
-0.08%
52% same direction
-0.13%
48% same direction
-0.18%
49% same direction
-0.14%
55% same direction
-0.93%
51% same direction
-2.6%
47% same direction
BTC
bitcoin
n=112
+0.80%
66% same direction
+0.96%
57% same direction
+1.7%
55% same direction
+3.6%
47% same direction
+9.3%
52% same direction
+30.1%
54% same direction
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Each fire in history — when the signal popped, what SPY did next

Each bar is one historical fire — the indicator's value moved 2.5+ standard deviations from its rolling 180 trading-day mean (~9 months), or for monotonic “days since” indicators, crossed an 80th/90th/95th/99th percentile. Bar height = SPY's forward return at the selected horizon, signed by signal direction. Green above zero means the market moved with the signal; red below zero means it moved against.

horizon:
7 fires · 86% positive · avg +11.90%
⚠ This indicator hasn't fired since 2008-12-01 (6393 calendar days ago). Currently quiet — chart shows historical fires only.
−23.7%−11.8%0%+11.8%+23.7%2008-02-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-2.58) · SPY 63d: −1.38%2008-04-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-3.42) · SPY 63d: +6.32%2008-05-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-3.67) · SPY 63d: +10.13%2008-07-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-3.35) · SPY 63d: +9.65%2008-08-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-3.04) · SPY 63d: +23.67%2008-10-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-3.15) · SPY 63d: +22.25%2008-12-01 · ↓ down-fire (z=-3.18) · SPY 63d: +12.64%2008-02-012008-07-012008-12-01
Each bar = one fire day (|z|≥2.5 from 180-day rolling baseline). Bar height = SPY return over the the next trading quarter, signed by signal direction. Dashed line = average across fires.
shaded cell = each row's strongest horizon (green = bullish forward return, red = bearish)“same direction” means the asset moved the same way the signal moved — opposite of a coin flip.
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