01|14|2025

Strong Headwinds Ahead? | January 10, 2025

Equities sold off this week as treasuries continued to put on the pressure. Should we expect some headwinds on the horizon? Monday               S&P 500 0.55% | NASDAQ 1.24% Markets...

01|13|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | January 10, 2025

Unemployment: The labor market showed signs of strength this week. JOLTs job openings (Dec) rose unexpectedly to 8.098M from 7.839M. Nonfarm payrolls (Dec) also beat expectations, increasing to 256K...

12|09|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | December 6, 2024

Unemployment: U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) reported 227K jobs added, a large improvement from October’s reading of 36K. The Unemployment Rate ticked up to 4.2%. Employment numbers are a key...

11|12|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | November 8, 2024

S&P 500: The S&P 500 jumped 266.74 points, closing at 5,995.54 (up 25.70% YTD) with its best weekly performance since November of 2023. Market volatility, as measured by The CBOE...

10|08|2024

Will Markets Flinch? | October 4, 2024

We entered the week in a bout for another strong weekly finish. Markets finished higher but how much strength do they have going into the final rounds?   Monday              S&P...

10|07|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | October 4, 2024

Unemployment: Nonfarm payrolls (September) forecast was estimated at 159K, but actual numbers came in at 254K, the highest since April. The unemployment rate (Sep) decreased from 4.2% in August to...

09|09|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | September 6, 2024

Unemployment: The labor market showed signs of softening this week. JOLTS Job Openings (Jul) fell to 7.673M, the fewest since April of 2021. Nonfarm Payrolls added 142k jobs, lower than...

08|13|2024

Swing and a Miss… | August 9, 2024

Markets swung like a pendulum this week. Was the early selloff an overdone reaction or a sign of more volatility to come?