03|29|2022

Rough Start | March 25, 2022

Markets have now gained for two weeks after a rough start to the year. Should the growth continue? Monday   S&P 500 0.04% | NASDAQ 0.40% Markets started on...

03|28|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 25, 2022

Highlights from the March 25th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims fell to 187k, the lowest figure in over 52 years. Continuing claims continued its downward trend, falling to...

03|21|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 18, 2022

Highlights from the March 18th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 258.81 points for the week, ending at 4,463.12 and is down 6.36% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...

03|21|2022

Volatility Reversal | March 18, 2022

Last week, there was a reversal of course for volatility. This led the NASDAQ 8% higher. Is there volatility risk ahead? Monday                            S&P 500 0.74% | NASDAQ 2.04%...

03|15|2022

Fever Pitch | March 11, 2022

The Federal Reserve would like to hike at a fever pitch. What did last week tell us about their ability to do so? Monday                            S&P 500 2.95% |...

03|14|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 11, 2022

Highlights from the March 11th Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment (March) fell to 59.7 from 62.8 with high prices continuing to persist amid geopolitical tensions. Be sure...

03|08|2022

Volatility Again…| March 4, 2022

Markets moved lower last week, again. Is volatility telling us anything about what to expect for the next month? Monday We experienced a very modest day of movement on...

03|07|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 4, 2022

Highlights from the March 4th Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) spiked to 678k compared to the 400k expected. Initial jobless claims fell to 215k while continuing claims remained...

03|01|2022

Running in Place | February 25, 2022

Markets moved a lot to go absolutely nowhere last week. Should we expect markets to continue to run in place? Monday Happy President’s Day! Tuesday S&P 500 lost 1.01%...

02|28|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | February 25, 2022

Highlights from the February 25th Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $202B to $21.840T (Jan). Money supply is currently running 91% of current GDP....