01|11|2022
2022 Roll Over | January 7, 2022
Welcome, 2022! There was a quick shift in market behavior as the calendar rolled over. What does it mean for the year? Monday The week began much as it...
01|10|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | January 7, 2022
Highlights from the January 7th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims rose to 207k; continuing jobless claims rose to 1,754k. Nonfarm Payrolls (Dec) added totaled only 199k but the...
01|10|2022
2021: Year in Review | December 31, 2021
In many ways, 2021 felt like two years in one. Investing was no exception. Here is a review of the year from our perspective at FFS and what we...
01|04|2022
Nothing to See Here… | December 31, 2021
Nothing to see here. Markets jumped out to open the week and then did a whole lot of nothing… Monday The Santa Claus rally got under way Monday morning....
01|03|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | December 31, 2021
Highlights from the December 31st Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims fell lower to 198k and continuing jobless claims decreased to 1,716k from 1,856k; a welcome sign to finish...
12|28|2021
Santa’s Coming | December 24, 2021
Is Santa’s rally coming, or will Omicron steal the show? Most importantly, what does it all mean for 2022? Monday The week opened in free fall as the Nasdaq...
12|27|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | December 24, 2021
Highlights from the December 24th Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (December) rose to 70.6 from 67.4. Be sure to check out more of last week’s Leading Indicators here...
12|20|2021
Santa’s Thunder | December 17, 2021
The S&P 500 shed 1.94% on the week as Omicron took center stage. Will Omicron steal Santa’s Thunder? Monday Markets opened the week in the red. This came as...
12|20|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | December 17, 2021
Highlights from the December 17th Leading Indicator Watch: Housing starts jumped by 11.8% (MoM)(Nov) for the first positive week in 3 months and building permits rose by 3.6% (MoM)(Nov)....
12|13|2021
Thank Santa! | December 10, 2021
The markets soared last week. Do we have Santa to thank for this year end gift? Monday The S&P 500 surged to open the week. Initial indications regarding Omicron...