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Most Recent Updates

November 6, 2025

 

iM-Business Cycle Index

BCI-11-6-2025 BCIw-11-6-2025   Updates delayed due to government shutdown

 

 



November 7, 2025

Stock-markets:

Fig-2.-11-7-2025 The MAC-US model is invested since mid June 2025,

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To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register
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Fig-2.1-11-7-2025 The MAC-AU model is dis-invested from the Australian stock market sine end April 2025.

This model and its application is described in MAC-Australia: A Moving Average Crossover System for Superannuation Asset Allocations.

 

Recession:

 

Fig-3.1a-11-7-2025   BCIg is not signaling a recession.

 

 

 

Fig-3.1c-11-7-2025The growth of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator does not signal a recession.

 

 

 

Fig-3.2-11-7-2025The Forward Rate Ratio between the 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields (FRR2-10) is no longer inverted and the curve is steepening.

A description of this indicator can be found here.

 

 

Fig-3.3-11-7-2025The iM-Low Frequency Timer switched to bonds on 9/26/2022.

A description of this indicator can be found here.



Monthly Updates

November 7, 2025

Unemployment

Fig-8.-11-7-2025 Prob-11-7-2025

The 9/1/2025 BLS Employment Situation Report reports that the August 2025 unemployment rate increased by 0.1% to  4.23%. This value is adopted for the September and October unemployment rate

Our UER model does  signal a recession with a recession probability of  40% (see graph).

 

 

CAPE-Cycle-ID

Fig-9a-11-7-2025Fig 9a depicts the CAPE-Cycle-ID and the year-on-year rate-of-change of the Shiller CAPE;  the level switched from -2 to 0 end of June 2023 generating a buy  signal. This indicator now invested in the markets. This indicator is described here.

To avoid the bear market, exit stocks when the spread between the 5-month and 25-month moving averages of S&P-real becomes negative and simultaneously the CAPE-Cycle-ID score is 0 or -2. (read more)

 

Estimated Forward 10-Year Returns

Fig-9b-11-7-2025The estimated forward 10‐year annualized real return is 4.3% (previous month 4.4%) with a 95% confidence interval 2.8% to 5.8%  (3.0% to 5.0%). Also refer to the  Realized Forward 10-Year Returns vs. Inflation Rate Fig-9c-11-7-2025We may be in a rising inflation period with a falling CAPE-MA35 ratio similar to 1964-1973. This implies very low or negative 10 year forward annualized real returns, much lower than the returns indicated by regression analysis shown in the Estimated Forward 10-Year Returns.

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iM-GT Timer

Fig-10-11-7-2025The iM-GT Timer, based on Google Search Trends volume indicator is invested in the stock markets since beginning November 2025. This indicator is described here.

 

 

Trade Weighted USD

USD-11-7-2025 Will be updated later, the weekly FRED data series we used was discontinued and replacement series is daily and runs from 2015. We need to adapt our software and graphics first.

 

 

 

TIAA Real Estate Account

To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register

 

 

 

 

 



Other Member Updates

    

November 30, 2025

iM-Best Holdings

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November 7, 2025

Bond-market:

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The Yield Curve:

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Silver:

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Weekly Updates

    

November 30, 2025

iM-Best Holdings

Your Membership category does not entitle you to view any of the iM-Best model holdings


November 7, 2025

Bond-market:

To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register

The Yield Curve:

To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register

 

 

 

Silver:

To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register



November 7, 2025

Stock-markets:

Fig-2.-11-7-2025 The MAC-US model is invested since mid June 2025,

.

 

 

 

 

To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register
To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register
Fig-2.1-11-7-2025 The MAC-AU model is dis-invested from the Australian stock market sine end April 2025.

This model and its application is described in MAC-Australia: A Moving Average Crossover System for Superannuation Asset Allocations.

 

Recession:

 

Fig-3.1a-11-7-2025   BCIg is not signaling a recession.

 

 

 

Fig-3.1c-11-7-2025The growth of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator does not signal a recession.

 

 

 

Fig-3.2-11-7-2025The Forward Rate Ratio between the 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields (FRR2-10) is no longer inverted and the curve is steepening.

A description of this indicator can be found here.

 

 

Fig-3.3-11-7-2025The iM-Low Frequency Timer switched to bonds on 9/26/2022.

A description of this indicator can be found here.



November 6, 2025

 

iM-Business Cycle Index

BCI-11-6-2025 BCIw-11-6-2025   Updates delayed due to government shutdown

 

 



Monthly Updates

November 7, 2025

Unemployment

Fig-8.-11-7-2025 Prob-11-7-2025

The 9/1/2025 BLS Employment Situation Report reports that the August 2025 unemployment rate increased by 0.1% to  4.23%. This value is adopted for the September and October unemployment rate

Our UER model does  signal a recession with a recession probability of  40% (see graph).

 

 

CAPE-Cycle-ID

Fig-9a-11-7-2025Fig 9a depicts the CAPE-Cycle-ID and the year-on-year rate-of-change of the Shiller CAPE;  the level switched from -2 to 0 end of June 2023 generating a buy  signal. This indicator now invested in the markets. This indicator is described here.

To avoid the bear market, exit stocks when the spread between the 5-month and 25-month moving averages of S&P-real becomes negative and simultaneously the CAPE-Cycle-ID score is 0 or -2. (read more)

 

Estimated Forward 10-Year Returns

Fig-9b-11-7-2025The estimated forward 10‐year annualized real return is 4.3% (previous month 4.4%) with a 95% confidence interval 2.8% to 5.8%  (3.0% to 5.0%). Also refer to the  Realized Forward 10-Year Returns vs. Inflation Rate Fig-9c-11-7-2025We may be in a rising inflation period with a falling CAPE-MA35 ratio similar to 1964-1973. This implies very low or negative 10 year forward annualized real returns, much lower than the returns indicated by regression analysis shown in the Estimated Forward 10-Year Returns.

.

 

iM-GT Timer

Fig-10-11-7-2025The iM-GT Timer, based on Google Search Trends volume indicator is invested in the stock markets since beginning November 2025. This indicator is described here.

 

 

Trade Weighted USD

USD-11-7-2025 Will be updated later, the weekly FRED data series we used was discontinued and replacement series is daily and runs from 2015. We need to adapt our software and graphics first.

 

 

 

TIAA Real Estate Account

To view this premium content requires membership category: Bronze or higher. However, it can be freely viewed after 12-05-2025 16:00 (New York), or please login or register

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

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