2019 draws to an end - what's the state of play?

OK, 2019 draws to an end - and markets are still in bull mode - now the bull has been running for over 10 years - is it about to run out of energy?

The usual suspects are still pushing -
Low rates - forces investors to seek returns in riskier assets - (equities etc)
Election year in the USA (2020)
China trade - (a deal! - BIG deal?)
Brexit on way to completion? (positive? )
Here's a video of our current PM - showing how "eloquent" he is

Looking at the charts

Starting with a look at the Fear and Greed index overlaid on the Dow Jones Industrial average. (can be found HERE)

At the moment it looks like we are in Extreme greed mode - probably some caution warranted into the New Year -
Below is NDX 100 with same overlay but on the weekly chart