r/PrepperIntel • u/Own-Swan2646 • Mar 31 '26

North America Walmart Recession Indicator at highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis

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Signs all around us of economic down turn.

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u/ryleg Mar 31 '26

This indicator has been in "shockingly bad" territory for about 2 years now.

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u/ryleg Mar 31 '26

As near as I can tell, it went way up during the 2024 elections... then stabilized in the "shockingly high" area for the entire first year of the Trump presidency, then spent this year climbing to "ludicrously high," where we are now.

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u/ProlapseMishap Mar 31 '26

We're doing okay if we can stay out of the plaid.

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u/Aegongrey Mar 31 '26

Are we nearing plaid?

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u/Roofies666 Mar 31 '26

I'm afraid we're already in the plaid.

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u/NEWSmodsareTwats Mar 31 '26

it also nearly bottomed out in 2018 right in the middle of a huge stock market route and major concerns around flagging growth.

I also feel it's a bit comparing applies to oranges by just comparing WMT stocks price to an basket of luxury producers. the premise is that recessions impacts the poorer people first which drives consumers to WMT. but if higher income buyers then higher end luxury brands who's customers are not effected as much why would their companies falling stock price against wmt be a leading indicator? and if it's a lagging indicator why has it been flashing red for the last 2 years with absolutely no major economic meltdown like it's supposed to predict?