A look at the charts and themes that tell the story of 2021.

As the worst pandemic in more than a generation is winding down in the U.S., people are readjusting their personal lives and investing worlds as they transition from ridiculousness to rationality.

Since 1986 the tech-heavy Nasdaq index has lost lift relative to the older-economy Dow Jones Industrial Average since April 21, and a similar leadership reversal marked the secular market top in the spring of 2000.

This video​ provides updates on stocks at all-time highs and a look at the top ETFs. This video also examines the IPO and SPAC market.

By way of background, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) is a "blank-check" company formed with the intention of acquiring or merging with another company.