TOPLEY’S TOP 10 October 01, 2026

1. History of 4 Year Presidential Cycle

Dan Stratemeier Jefferies


2. Equal Weight S&P 7th Straight Week Down

RSP streak. The equal-weight S&P 500 is on track for its 7th consecutive weekly decline. The only other time that’s happened was in the middle of the 2022 bear market.

DAILY CHARTBOOK


3. Forward Returns S&P Better After New Highs

@Charlie Bilello


4. 10 Drivers of Higher Interest Rates-Barry Ritholtz

10 Drivers of Higher Interest Rates

  1. Covid Fiscal Stimulus
  2. AI-Accelerated GDP Growth
  3. Inflation: Oil and the Iran war premium
  4. Inflation: Tariff Trade policy
  5. Rest of the world sours on US Treasuries
  6. Duration: Weak Demand for long-dated paper
  7. Deficits
  8. Corporate Supply (competing with Treasury)
  9. Japan leads Global rise in yield
  10. Rate Normalization, Post QE/ZIRP
https://ritholtz.com/2026/09/the-aberrational-century/
 

5. Bond Bear-Muni Bonds Largest Decline Since 1987

Barchart


6. Inflation-Manufacturing Still Expanding


7. Inflation-No Slowdown in Consumer Spending

Wolf Street


8. Comcast Stock -60% in 5 Years

Google


9. Asian Countries Youth Unemployment Crisis

Semafor


10. 20 Best Small Cities in America-Wallethub

Google