07|27|2021

Rocky Growth | July 23, 2021

In spite of a rocky start, markets grew nicely this last week. Should we expect more growth to come? Monday Markets dove to open the week. The S&P 500...

07|26|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 23, 2021

Highlights from the July 23, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Manufacturing expanded at a rate of 62 for July, while services rose to 64.8. 50 marks the contraction/expansion line. Be...

07|20|2021

Transitory…| July 16, 2021

Markets shed weight for the first week in four. Is there reason to be concerned or is it transitory… Monday Markets opened the week on a strong note as...

07|19|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 16, 2021

Highlights from the July 16, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales surprised and rose 0.6% for June. This handily beat the expectation of a 0.4% contraction. Be sure to...

07|13|2021

Run Total | July 9, 2021

There was a little run up on markets from a point total standpoint, but volatility was way up. What does it mean? Monday Happy 4th of July! Tuesday Markets...

07|12|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 9, 2021

Highlights from the July, 9 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 17.21 ponts, ending at 4,369.55 and is up 16.33% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

07|07|2021

Summer Concern? | July 2, 2021

Markets rose steadily all week. Does this bode well for the summer months, or should we be concerned? Monday Markets were mostly up on Monday. Investor sentiment was buoyed...

07|06|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 2, 2021

Highlights from the July 2, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell to 364K. 662K private nonfarm payrolls were added in June, led by consumer services. Be...

06|29|2021

Infrastructure Hopes | June 25, 2021

Markets rose on hopes of an infrastructure compromise. What does it mean for markets and inflation as we look ahead? Monday The new week brought optimism. So much so...

06|28|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | June 25, 2021

Highlights from the June 25, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 114.25 points, ending at 4,280.70 and is up 15.67% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...