I've been waiting for today to arrive as the Q2 GDP print is in and was ugly as expected. The awful number reported (a -32.9% collapse) was expected but I'm looking for some "trigger" that might change the market mood and I've suspected the GDP number could be it. Seeing the worst GDP decline on record, even worse than during The Great Depression, might be a wake up call for the majority of people that never look at economic data, despite the fact it was "expected."
In support of that suspicion is the 2nd major event I was waiting for: a breakdown in treasury yields. The last few months 10 year treasury yields have NOT rallied with stocks creating this huge disconnect between a euphoric equity market and a glum bond market--and again this is something the average Joe doesn't watch. Today the yields on the 10 year treasury broke down from the support we've seen holding for months (shown on the chart in blue). It even broke below the spike down that happened on April 21. Yields are breaking lows, bond values are rallying, and this is exactly the opposite of what should happen if the stock market rally were on solid footing. Unless yields reverse and go back up, I'm calling this an early indicator that the stock euphoria has been wrong and the top could be in.