1. Small Cap Value Watch for Break Above 5 Year Sideways.

VBR-Vanguard Small Cap Value 5 Year Chart

https://ycharts.com/companies/VBR

1. Naz 100 Vs. Dow Outperformance Stops Dead at 1999 Level

Bloomberg

1. The Global Interest Rate Easing Map

1. Another Look at the Record Cash on Sidelines.

Peter Mallouk

Record cash on the sidelines missing the recovery.

1. Value Stocks and Presidential Elections.

Marketwatch–Value investing, which has been maligned for years, is about to come back in style.

Why would there be a return to favor after underperforming for so long? Because elections have a long track record of doing wonders for value stocks, whose prices are deemed low compared with business prospects. (I highlight, below, 20 value companies that may benefit as a result.)

Value stocks outperformed growth for half a year after every presidential election since 1980, according to research by Larry McDonald and his team at the Bear Traps Report.