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...
05|23|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | May 20, 2022
Highlights from the May 20th Leading Indicator Watch: Building Permits, Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales (MoM)(Apr) declined by -3.2%, -.2% and -2.4%, respectively, with rising interest rates &...
05|17|2022
Opposite Day! | May 13, 2022
Last week felt like Opposite Day. Will this continue or will data begin to be better represented on the markets? Monday S&P 500 3.20% | NASDAQ 4.29% Markets...
05|16|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | May 13, 2022
Highlights from the May 13th Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (May) fell to 59.1 from 65.2 (April). Missing expectations of a slip to 64.0. Be sure to check...
05|10|2022
Signs of Hope? | May 6, 2022
Another down week led by the NASDAQ. Are there signs of hope in the long term forecast though? Monday S&P 500 0.57% | NASDAQ 1.63% Equity markets were...
05|09|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | May 6, 2022
Highlights from the May 6th Leading Indicator Watch: Continuing Jobless claims fell to 1,384k from 1,403k. Initial jobless claims rose to 200k from 181k. JOLTS Job Openings (Mar) rose...
05|03|2022
Sell in May & Go Away? | April 29, 2022
Markets retreated throughout April. Should we expect ‘Sell in May & Go Away’ or is there a reason for hope? Monday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.14% The...
05|02|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | April 29, 2022
Highlights from the April 29th Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (April) rose to 65.2 from 59.4 (Mar) following poor inflation figures. Personal Spending rose 1.1% during this time....
04|26|2022
Oil: The Inflation Maker | April 22, 2022
Oil fell and markets fell with them. Why did the inflation maker not have a positive impact on equities? Monday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.14% Market movement...
04|25|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | April 22, 2022
Highlights from the April 22nd Leading Indicator Watch: Housing starts rose .3% (Mar) compared to 6.5% (Feb). Building permits rose .4% from -1.6% (same period). 30 year mortgage rates...