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There is not a single indicator that can predict the future. However, several indicators give a picture when you have a look at them together. 

The following section will present easy-to-understand yet useful indicators to understand the current market condition. These indicators are not indicators to evaluate a single stock; these indicators are entirely different. Please be aware that this list is not exclusive, and past performance is not an indicator for the future.

A
  1. Advance and Decline Index
C
  1. Consumer-Related Indicators
  2. Cyclically Adjusted Price-To-Earnings (Cape or Shiller P/E)
D
  1. Dividend Yields Compared to Bond Yields (S&P 500)
M
  1. Market Sentiment Indicators
P
  1. Price Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio)
  2. Private Household Financial Debt
  3. Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio for the S&P 500 Index
  4. Private Household Financial Assets
Q
  1. Q-Ratio
W
  1. Warren Buffett Indiciator
Y
  1. Yield Curve and Inverted Yield Curve