not really , chart tells us everything we need to know, but the problem in the US is everyone is saying things are great and S&P going to 1500 etc etc. etc.
its good to keep perspective on the overall economy and when u get a situation like we have now with over confidence in the markets, underpriced risk, and large structural imbalances you can see the potential for huge profits on the short side...
the problem is most people never get a clear picture of the problems until after its too late, financial news media has a vested intrest in a bull market which yields higher ratings, buy side analysts are just a joke, and the just about every government official and coporate exec is touting past growth and low inflation , what they dont tell u is most of the growth is from a housing boom and that inflation is hitting the average consumer hard, like when they want to buy houses food energy insurance and healthcare, hahahah, but hey semiconductor chips and microwave prices are going down so why shouldn't we just look at the core
