06|27|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | June 24, 2022

Highlights from the June 24th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose by 236.90 points, ending at 3,911.74 and is down 17.93% YTD (out of bear market territory). The...

06|22|2022

Soft Landing?

Markets retreated further on aggressive Fed intervention. Can they avoid thwarting economic growth and manufacture a “soft landing”? Monday S&P 500 3.88% | NASDAQ 4.68% Monday began much as...

06|21|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | June 17, 2022

Highlights from the June 17th Leading Indicator Watch: Retail Sales (MoM)(May) fell -.3%, confirming inflation’s impact on discretionary spending (includes auto purchases). Core Retail rose .5% but was below expectations....

06|14|2022

Wrong Kind of Heat…| June 10, 2022

Markets kind of heated up last week but in the wrong way. Should more of the same be expected? Monday                            S&P 500 0.40% | NASDAQ 0.48% Manufacturing data...

06|13|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | June 10, 2022

Highlights from the June 10th Leading Indicator Watch: The Consumer Price Index (YoY)(May) ticked higher to 8.6% from 8.3%, sparking market selloffs. Core CPI (YoY) (May), which excludes energy...

06|07|2022

Markets Move Lower? | June 3, 2022

Markets were lower for the holiday shortened week. Did the daily moves tell us anything about the next month? Monday                            S&P 500 null% | NASDAQ null% Happy Memorial...

06|06|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | June 3, 2022

Highlights from the June 3rd Leading Indicator Watch: Continuing Jobless claims fell to 1,309k from 1,343k and initial jobless claims fell to 200k from 211k. JOLTs Job Openings (Apr)...

05|31|2022

Cracking Markets? | May 27, 2022

Is inflation showing signs of cracking? If so, what could it mean for market directions from here? Monday                            S&P 500 1.86% | NASDAQ 1.59% Equities rallied on a...

05|30|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | May 27, 2022

Highlights from the May 27th Leading Indicator Watch: Personal spending remained steady even with cost pressures, rising .9% for the month of April. Be sure to check out more...

05|24|2022

Bear Territory | May 20,2022

Bear territory was reached Friday, signaling a sustained rangebound period. Does it mean something else this time? Monday                            S&P 500 0.40% | NASDAQ 1.21% Markets swung between losses...