Bespoke’s Consumer Pulse Report – September 2025
Bespoke’s Consumer Pulse Report is an analysis of a huge consumer survey that we run each month. Our goal with this survey is to track trends across the economic and financial landscape in the US. Using the results from our proprietary monthly survey, we dissect and analyze all of the data and publish the Consumer Pulse Report, which we sell access to on a subscription basis. Sign up for a 30-day free trial to our Bespoke Consumer Pulse subscription service. With a trial, you’ll get coverage of consumer electronics, social media, streaming media, retail, autos, and much more. The report also has numerous proprietary US economic data points that are extremely timely and useful for investors.
We’ve just released our most recent monthly report to Pulse subscribers, and it’s definitely worth the read if you’re curious about the health of the consumer in the current market environment. Start a 30-day free trial for a full breakdown of all of our proprietary Pulse economic indicators.
Another Strong Week for Stocks
With the week now complete, below is a helpful look at the recent performance of various asset classes using key ETFs traded in the US.
Large-cap growth (IVW) was up 2.6% on the week, while mid-caps and small-caps actually fell. Technology (XLK) was the best performing sector due to Oracle’s (ORCL) massive gain, while Consumer Staples (XLP) and Materials (XLB) were the worst.
Outside of the US, there are a dozen country ETFs now up 20%+ on the year, which easily beats out SPY’s year-to-date gain of 12.8%. Spain (EWP) is up the most in 2025 with a huge gain of 59.6%.
Argentina (ARGT) and natural gas (UNG) were the two worst performing ETFs in our matrix this week.
Sticking with commodities, agriculture (DBA), gold (GLD), and silver (SLV) all rallied more than 1%, with GLD and SLV extending huge year-to-date gains.
Finally, Treasury ETFs were also up across the board this week as rates fell, especially at the long-end.
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Extreme Overbought
The S&P 500 has had a great run over the last few weeks, but just yesterday it closed in “extreme overbought” territory for the first time since December. You can see the “extreme overbought” reading in our 50-DMA spread chart below (which gets published in our Morning Lineup each day).
Overbought levels are indicative of a market that’s extended. Price can’t stay overbought forever, and eventually mean reversion takes place.
But it’s worth knowing how the market has historically performed when it has gotten to “extreme overbought” levels for the first time in a long time. While there may be some weakness in the near-term, what about the next 3, 6, or 12 months?
If you’re interested in finding out, we’ve got the stats in this week’s Bespoke Report newsletter, which just got posted for subscribers.
The entire report is worth the read, so start a Bespoke Premium trial today! With a new membership, you’ll gain access to a lot more than just our weekly Bespoke Report.
B.I.G. Tips – IPO Radar
About 125 stocks with market caps of at least $500 million have IPOd since the current “AI” bull market began back in October 2022. IPOs have seen a pick-up in buying interest this year as evidenced by the performance of the Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) that holds positions in newly-public companies. As we do from time to time, we went through all recent IPOs to try and identify ones that look bullish or at least worth considering. While the majority of these names likely won’t become large-cap blue-chips in the years and even decades ahead, a few of them could, which makes analyzing them worth the effort.
Based on their business models, the industry they’re in, sales growth, and/or recent share-price action, we found 24 recent IPOs from the broader list of 125 that caught our attention (sorted by market cap). In this report, we provide a one-sentence company description and a note on how shares have been trading recently. The names that are in uptrends but in neutral territory (not too overbought) have the best set-ups right now, but please note that, like always, this list is meant to be a starting point for further research rather than a “buy” recommendation. Additionally, we provide charts for each stock with annotations. Our hope is that readers browse through these names and see if any particular ones piqué their interest.
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