Make no mistake: Volatility is around the corner.

While price action is trending in nature, volatility mean-reverts. Periods of low volatility precede volatility expansions and vice versa.

So, where do we find ourselves today?

Bitcoin's price stability is at its third-highest level in the last five years.

Have you noticed?

Crypto volatility has completely died off. You'd probably get more juice trading the equity indices than shitcoins these days.

These extremes in volatility -- or lack thereof -- don't last long.

So, we're placing a high likelihood that Bitcoin will make a decisive move in the coming weeks.

And how are we looking to profit from this upcoming move?

The largest insider buy on today’s list comes in a Form 4 filing by the president and CEO of CarMax, Inc $KMX, William D. Nash.

Nash disclosed a $501,255 purchase of KMX shares.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

S&P futures are indicating at the 3,850 mark.

We need to maintain that level in order for this index to head higher.

We retired our "Five Bull Market Barometers" in 2020 to make room for a new weekly post that's focused on the three most important charts for the week ahead.

This is that post, so let's jump into this week's edition.

This week we're looking into Automobile Sector.

This is the video recording of our January 3rd Monthly Charts Live Strategy Session

It's the 2023 inaugural weekly currency edition of What the FICC?

And we're kicking it off with the US Dollar Index $DXY!

Check it out!

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

I’m not big into seasonality.

I pay attention to it, of course. But it’s not in my top three data points after price. 

Don’t get me wrong, seasonality brings context and enhances awareness of any given market – which should be a priority for any trader or investor.

I have multiple almanacs on my desk, including the Stock Trader’s Almanac by Jeff Hirsch and Christopher Mistal and the Spectra Markets Trader Handbook and Almanac by Brent Donnelly and Justin Ross.

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Our Top 10 Charts Report was just published.

In this weekly note, we highlight 10 of the most important charts or themes we’re currently seeing in asset classes around the world.

New Relative Lows for Growth

The relationship between growth and value has leaned heavily in favor of cyclical stocks as we see fresh new lows in this ratio. As long as this downtrend is intact, the best course of action is to remain overweight value-oriented areas and stay away from growth.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We saw a nice pop in the morning and then a hard fade pretty much right after the market opened. Feels like a repeat of last year.

The market did try to hang on to the $SPX 3,800 level most of the day. It's all about this level right now; a true break below and we can see 3,780.

We need back above 3,840 for a rally higher.

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Check out this week's Momentum Report, our weekly summation of all the major indexes at a Macro, International, Sector, and Industry Group level.

By analyzing the short-term data in these reports, we get a more tactical view of the current state of markets. This information then helps us put near-term developments into the big picture context and provides insights regarding the structural trends at play.

Let's jump right into it with some of the major takeaways from this week's report:

* ASC Plus Members can access the Momentum Report by clicking the link at the bottom of this post.

Macro Universe: