The Relative Sentiment Report

How the Smart Money is positioned.

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What’s inside

The week in review, the week ahead.

Written every weekend, the report covers the stories of the week and which way the Smart Money is leaning, with a focus on positioning rather than daily noise.

Executive summary

The week in one paragraph: what mattered and why.

Asset-class overviews

Where equities, the dollar, and precious metals stand.

Market recap

The moves that defined the week, with the drivers behind them.

The week ahead

The data releases and events worth watching next.

Investor positioning

How institutions and the crowd are positioned in equities, the dollar, metals and bonds.

Our view

Where we come down on the narratives we’re weighing.

Charts and tables

A full section of relative-sentiment charts and tables for each market, for readers who want the detail behind the positioning read.

The archive

Past issues.

A running record of the report, week by week. Here are the three most recent issues.

November 9, 2026

Blue Wave, Red Screens

Democrats’ midterm sweep puts the AI build-out in question and the Nasdaq has its worst day since 2020, while oil slides and gold and silver relative sentiment turn bullish.

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November 2, 2026

Tech Obituaries Premature?

Hyperscaler earnings split on free cash flow, the Fed holds with two dissents in favor of a hike, and positioning still leans toward tech.

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October 26, 2026

The Start of the Bear?

Meta’s spending plans shake megacap tech, but we don’t think the bear has started yet. Also: the Fed, oil, and a setup forming in precious metals.

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