TOPLEY’S TOP 10 May 05, 2026

1. We Just Had Fastest V-Shaped Recovery Ever

The Fastest V-Shaped Recovery Ever

S&P 500 sold-off by ~10% during the Iran conflict, and just 11 trading sessions later, it made a full recovery.

It constituted the fastest V-shaped recovery ever on record.

A16z News


2. Healthcare Stock Lag…Three-Year Chart S&P +83% vs. Healthcare ETF XLV +14%

Ycharts


3. Tom Lee Recommended IGV Software ETF Last Week….It Held the Same Level 4x in a Row

StockCharts


4. Negatives-Oil and Rates Moving Higher

Marketwatch


5. U.S. Oil Exports Surge


6. Venezuela’s Oil Exports Boom

Semafor


7. Size of Sovereign Wealth Funds


8. Nashville Housing Market Rolling Over…Supply 67% Above Average

Nick Gerli


9. 7.2M American Homes Sitting Empty Due to Owners Holding Off on Paying Capital Gains

NYT By Vince Dixon –Roughly 7.2 million single-family homes are sitting empty and being kept off the market, according to the real estate investment service Flock Homes, contributing to a nationwide housing shortage. But a closer look at these “zombie homes” shows that for many owners, selling just isn’t worth it.

NY times


10. Percentage of International Student Athletes in U.S. Division I Colleges

Reddit