03|19|2025
Wrong Way? | March 14, 2025
Markets ended another week in the red. Will they make a U-turn or are they heading in the wrong direction? Monday S&P 500 2.70% | NASDAQ 4.00% Stocks tumbled...
03|18|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | March 14, 2025
S&P 500: The S&P 500 declined for the fourth week in a row, dropping -131.26 points, and closing at 5,638.94 (down -4.13% YTD). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) settled at...
02|18|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | February 14, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Price data made headlines this past week. U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Jan) jumped 0.5%, higher than forecast. The year-over-year number climbed to 3.0%. U.S. Producer...
01|22|2025
Push Forward | January 17, 2025
Markets advanced higher for the week. Will the New Year push continue? Monday S&P 500 0.16% | NASDAQ -0.38% Markets ebbed and flowed on Monday but landed in neutral...
01|21|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 17, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: U.S. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) (Dec) data, which measures inflation less food and energy, rose just 0.2%, the smallest increase since August. Year-over-year,...
12|17|2024
Merry and Bright? | December 13, 2024
The rally stalled this week after previous session highs. Will the seasonal rally pick up or should we correct our outlook? Monday S&P 500 -0.61% | NASDAQ -0.62% Trading fell...
12|16|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 13, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Nov) increased from 0.2% (Oct) to 0.3%, the highest monthly inflation increase since May. The year-over-year number also ticked up, from...
11|18|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 15, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: Headline inflation numbers represented by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Oct) data came in as expected, rising 0.2% month-over-month. The annualized reading also met expectations,...
10|16|2024
Is (the) fall really here? | October 11, 2024
Markets finished strong again this week on the back of earnings and tech. Will market bears have their way or will they stave off hibernation for a little while...
10|15|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | October 11, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) (Sep) came in slightly higher than expected at 0.2%. The year-over-year number also missed expectations with a reading of...