The Signals and Noise

Apr 10, 2026

Ending April 10, 2026

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This week’s free edition of Signals & Noise is now live.

We’re looking at a market being pushed around by headlines, geopolitics, and sharp swings in sentiment, but underneath the noise, the bigger message remains the same.

In this week’s edition, we cover:

why recent ceasefire headlines have added to market unpredictability
what the VIX is telling us about fear and volatility right now
why the S&P 500 CAPE ratio still points to an expensive market
four longer-term valuation measures that are all flashing caution
a timely book recommendation and a podcast episode worth revisiting

The focus this week is simple: unpredictability is not the same as opportunity. For long-term investors, the goal is not to react to every headline. It is to understand what the numbers are actually saying. The free edition frames that around recent geopolitical whiplash, a VIX around 21, and a Shiller CAPE around 36.5, with Premium positioned as the deeper portfolio and valuation follow-up.

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