07|22|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | July 19, 2024
Our leading indicators this week focused on the S&P 500: The S&P 500 fell by 110.35 points, closing at 5,505.00 (up 15.41% YTD). Market volatility as measured by The...
07|03|2024
Expect Volatility? | June 28, 2024
Markets were moving all over last week and thankfully landed in the green. Should this volatility be expected going forward? Monday S&P 500 0.31%| NASDAQ 1.09% With very little data...
06|24|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | June 21, 2024
Retail Sales: Core retail sales (excluding automobiles) softened (May) (MoM), to -0.1%, missing the forecasted number of 0.2%. Consumer spending activity will be top of mind as we head...
05|21|2024
Heavy Markets | May 17, 2024
Markets saw heavy moves because of inflation data. What could carry the markets in the coming weeks? Monday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.29% There were no earnings reports or...
05|07|2024
Busy Signal | May 3, 2024
Markets were busy with plenty of data. Did the end of April give us any signal into how May could perform? Monday S&P 500 0.32% | NASDAQ 0.35% 11 major...
05|06|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | May 3, 2024
Unemployment: News this week in employment data showed an easing labor market. Non-Farm Payrolls (Apr) added 175k jobs, lower than forecasts of 238k. JOLTs Job Openings fell to 8.488M...
04|30|2024
Market Breather…| April 26, 2024
Markets grew for the week for the first time in a month. Is it a reason to celebrate or a breather in the pullback? Monday S&P 500 0.87% | NASDAQ...
04|29|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 Index recovered most of the prior week’s losses, rising 132.73 points for the week and closing at 5,099.96 (up 6.92% YTD). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)...
04|23|2024
Expect Red…| April 19, 2024
AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Retail Sales, Housing, Earnings, Tech Markets sold consistently across the week. Is there more red to expect...