Richard Chappell aka Springheel Jack
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Today’s Chart of the Day is a thought-provoking chart tracking the numbers of US adults held in mental hospitals vs prisons 1934-2001:
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is a thought-provoking chart tracking the numbers of US adults held in mental hospitals vs prisons 1934-2001:
Today’s Chart of the Day is a look at the growth of the Berkshire Hathaway cash reserves over the last 35 years. Since the early 2022 high they have been steadily reducing their equities exposure:
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is a look at the growth of the Berkshire Hathaway cash reserves over the last 35 years. Since the early 2022 high they have been steadily reducing their equities exposure:
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Futures Charts & Pivots Sun 4th January 2025
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January 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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My equities post today - The Trouble with Bubbles: open.substack.com/pub/charting... ... #SPX #QQQ #DIA #IWM #investing #trading #technicalanalysis
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Today’s Chart of the Day shows the growth in productivity since 1948 and the division of the benefits between employers and employees. Note the sharp divergence starting close to the US leaving the gold standard in 1971, since when most of the benefits have gone to employers:
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the growth in productivity since 1948 and the division of the benefits between employers and employees. Note the sharp divergence starting close to the US leaving the gold standard in 1971, since when most of the benefits have gone to employers:
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the individual expectations of people in the US from 1987 through 2025 that they can improve their standard of living & raises the question as to whether the American Dream is dying:
December 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the individual expectations of people in the US from 1987 through 2025 that they can improve their standard of living & raises the question as to whether the American Dream is dying:
Today’s Chart of the Day is A look at Oracle’s Profits & Cashflow from 1990 through to the estimates in 2026 and 2027, with them now heading strongly in opposite directions. Big Tech companies are now betting the farm on huge AI related capex:
December 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is A look at Oracle’s Profits & Cashflow from 1990 through to the estimates in 2026 and 2027, with them now heading strongly in opposite directions. Big Tech companies are now betting the farm on huge AI related capex:
Today’s Chart of the Day is a projection into 2028 of the capex of the Big 5 Hyperscalers, which are projected to be in the region of 2% of US GDP over the next three years. Much of this is AI infrastructure spending:
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is a projection into 2028 of the capex of the Big 5 Hyperscalers, which are projected to be in the region of 2% of US GDP over the next three years. Much of this is AI infrastructure spending:
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Futures Charts & Pivots Sun 28th December 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New weekly & current monthly pivots for equity indices & futures & weekend futures charts posted. Jack - open.substack.com/pub/charting... … #investing #trading
Today’s Chart of the Day is a chart showing the historical odds of losing money holding Bitcoin over periods from one day to ten years. So far in Bitcoin’s history, the odds of losing money holding Bitcoin fall to almost zero after three years:
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is a chart showing the historical odds of losing money holding Bitcoin over periods from one day to ten years. So far in Bitcoin’s history, the odds of losing money holding Bitcoin fall to almost zero after three years:
Today’s Chart of the Day is the US Federal Debt from 1790 with a notation showing where Nixon took the US off the gold standard in August 1971:
December 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is the US Federal Debt from 1790 with a notation showing where Nixon took the US off the gold standard in August 1971:
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the US national debt 1947-2025, currently hitting $38 trillion and close to retesting the high relative to GDP set in the COVID crisis:
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the US national debt 1947-2025, currently hitting $38 trillion and close to retesting the high relative to GDP set in the COVID crisis:
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the US National Debt since the debt ceiling was raised by $5 Trillion on 3rd July 2025. The US National Debt is currently rising at a rate about $5 Trillion per year:
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the US National Debt since the debt ceiling was raised by $5 Trillion on 3rd July 2025. The US National Debt is currently rising at a rate about $5 Trillion per year:
New weekly & monthly pivots for equity indices & futures & weekend futures charts posted. Jack - open.substack.com/pub/charting... … #investing #trading
Futures Charts & Pivots Sun 21st December 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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December 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is shows the price per can of Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soup January 1898 - January 2025. Nixon took the US off the gold standard in August 1971:
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is shows the price per can of Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soup January 1898 - January 2025. Nixon took the US off the gold standard in August 1971:
Today’s Chart of the Day is from FRED showing the average price of 100% ground beef in US cities from 1985 to date. On the flip side this has been one of the few bright spots for US farmers this year:
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is from FRED showing the average price of 100% ground beef in US cities from 1985 to date. On the flip side this has been one of the few bright spots for US farmers this year:
Today’s Chart of the Day is a comparison of US farm exports to China in 2025 relative to 2024:
December 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day is a comparison of US farm exports to China in 2025 relative to 2024:
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Six of One and ......
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December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Today’s Chart of the Day looks at the fastest growing economies since WW2. China was the fastest growing economy 1983-2014, but since 2015 the fastest growing economy has been India. If this continues then the emerging great power over the next two decades will be India:
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day looks at the fastest growing economies since WW2. China was the fastest growing economy 1983-2014, but since 2015 the fastest growing economy has been India. If this continues then the emerging great power over the next two decades will be India:
Yesterday’s Chart of the Day shows the percentage of Nasdaq companies with no profits, and the percentage of Nasdaq companies with no revenues. The numbers of both have risen strongly over the last 20 years:
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yesterday’s Chart of the Day shows the percentage of Nasdaq companies with no profits, and the percentage of Nasdaq companies with no revenues. The numbers of both have risen strongly over the last 20 years:
New weekly & monthly pivots for equity indices & futures & weekend futures charts posted. Jack - open.substack.com/pub/charting... … #investing #trading
Futures Charts & Pivots Sun 14th December 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
New weekly & monthly pivots for equity indices & futures & weekend futures charts posted. Jack - open.substack.com/pub/charting... … #investing #trading
Today’s Chart of the Day shows housing mortgage costs relative to incomes in the US. The highs on this chart were 30% higher in 1990, 33% higher in 2007 and 38% higher in 2024. A reversion to the mean is overdue:
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today’s Chart of the Day shows housing mortgage costs relative to incomes in the US. The highs on this chart were 30% higher in 1990, 33% higher in 2007 and 38% higher in 2024. A reversion to the mean is overdue:
My equities post today - Santa Rally Options: open.substack.com/pub/charting... ... #SPX #QQQ #DIA #IWM #investing #trading #technicalanalysis
Santa Rally Options
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December 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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