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Retail Lags, Restaurants Sink: A Technical Check on the U.S. Consumer Story

Find out why our experts are raising a red flag, noting a possible slowdown in consumer growth. πŸ‘‡

πŸ”Ή The equal-weight Consumer Discretionary ETF, $RSPD, is now testing levels not seen since the 2008 crisis relative to the $SPY

See the chart: schrts.co/qAIimHiM

πŸ”Ή With the federal government shutdown and SNAP benefits lapsing, consumer data coming this week could be pivotal.

There is a glimmer of hope: larger-than-average tax refunds & improving employment trends are forecast for early 2026. But it's a waiting game until then.

πŸ“Œ Bottom line: "Restaurant stocks and equal-weight Discretionary have struggled mightily lately. Does the overall economy catch down, or will retail bellwethers play catch-up? Watch the charts."

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 40



@WombatsAndCoffee

This is a good post. This helps navigate things when you reflect on the landscape like this.

2 weeks ago | 1  

@Luther84695

We don’t need consumer stocks. In the future NVDA be 50% of total market caps πŸ˜‚

2 weeks ago | 0

@rz001

The problem with this fundamental is that there is no timing indication, don't blame you on this though. I say sun is going down, is always right but when.

2 weeks ago | 0