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Two lines for the hyperscaler basket (AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, ORCL), both indexed to Q2 2020. Solid blue is capital spending (capex) divided by the consumer price index (CPI) and dashed green is nominal capex, with the axis starting in 2020. Compare all-sectors capex over CPI on US Capex / CPI.

Instructions

Read the badge first. Treat Stretched as Capex / CPI high versus its own history. Expect the latest quarter to stay off the chart until at least 80 percent of trailing-four-quarter spend has filed.

Signals

• Tight - Latest complete Capex / CPI is low versus its own history.
• Typical - Latest complete Capex / CPI sits near its own average.
• Stretched - Latest complete Capex / CPI is high versus its own history.

Symbols

• AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, ORCL - the hyperscaler basket, from SEC filings. Supplies quarterly capital spending (capex).
• CPIAUCSL - headline consumer price index, via FRED. Divides capex to give the real line.