04|11|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | April 8, 2022
Highlights from the April 8th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell 57.58 points for the week, ending at 4,488.28 and is down 5.83% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...
04|05|2022
Is the Party Over? | April 1, 2022
Markets flashed a recession signal last week. Is the party over or do we still have room to grow? Monday S&P 500 0.71% | NASDAQ 1.31% The markets started...
04|04|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | April 1, 2022
Highlights from the April 1st Leading Indicator Watch: The unemployment rate dropped lower to 3.6% as initial job claims remained at historic lows, rising by 202k. JOLTS Job Openings...
03|28|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 25, 2022
Highlights from the March 25th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims fell to 187k, the lowest figure in over 52 years. Continuing claims continued its downward trend, falling to...
03|21|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 18, 2022
Highlights from the March 18th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 258.81 points for the week, ending at 4,463.12 and is down 6.36% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...
03|14|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 11, 2022
Highlights from the March 11th Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment (March) fell to 59.7 from 62.8 with high prices continuing to persist amid geopolitical tensions. Be sure...
03|08|2022
Volatility Again…| March 4, 2022
Markets moved lower last week, again. Is volatility telling us anything about what to expect for the next month? Monday We experienced a very modest day of movement on...
03|07|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 4, 2022
Highlights from the March 4th Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) spiked to 678k compared to the 400k expected. Initial jobless claims fell to 215k while continuing claims remained...
02|28|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | February 25, 2022
Highlights from the February 25th Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $202B to $21.840T (Jan). Money supply is currently running 91% of current GDP....
02|22|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | February 18, 2022
Highlights from the February 18th Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales (YoY)(Jan) rose 3.8% which came in well above forecasts of 2%. This is the highest figure since April 2021....