04|06|2021

S&P 4000 | April 2, 2021

S&P 500 crossed 4,000 points last Thursday. The number is insignificant, but does the growth have meaning? Monday The trading week opened consistently in the red. Led mainly by...

04|05|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | April 1, 2021

Highlights from the April 1, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Unemployment fell to 6.0% (Mar). Private nonfarm payrolls added 780K jobs in March. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims unexpectedly rose to 719K...

03|30|2021

A Shipping Shutdown | March 26, 2021

AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:   S&P 500, shutdowns, Housing, Shipping A shipping bottleneck and fresh shutdowns across Europe were concerning, but...

03|29|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | March 26, 2021

Highlights from the March 26, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment rose to 84.9 in March from 76.8. This is the hightest level since the start of the...

03|23|2021

Rate Focus? | March 19, 2021

Markets ended the week slightly down from the last. Rates were in focus, but should they be? Monday Markets were in the red most of the day only to...

03|22|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | March 19, 2021

Highlights from the March 19, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell last week 30.24 points, ending at 3,913.10 and is up 5.74% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

03|16|2021

Growth or Inflation? | March 12, 2021

Growth or inflation, which will command the interest of investors? Did you see what I did there??? Monday The movement for the day was generally in the green. This...

03|15|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | March 12, 2021

Highlights from March 12, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell to 712K from 754K. JOLT’s job openings rose to 6.917M (Jan) from 6.752M. Check out last...

03|09|2021

Broad Market Route? | March 5, 2021

The route of the NASDAQ picked up steam last week. What does this mean for broad markets? Monday Markets rebounded strongly on Monday, led by the Nasdaq that was...

03|08|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | March 5, 2021

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 379K, crushing the expectation of 182K. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rose to 745K from 736K. Check out more of the leading indicators that caught my...