11|30|2021
The Omicron Threat | November 26, 2021
Markets fell hard for the week. Omicron rose as a threat, but was that really the big news of the week? Monday Markets opened the week mildly lower. The...
11|29|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | November 26, 2021
Highlights from the November 26th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell 103.34 points for the week, ending at 4,594.62 and is up 22.33% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...
11|24|2021
Calm Before the Storm | November 19, 2021
It was a quiet week for markets. Is this just the calm before the storm, or should we expect this to continue? Monday Markets were little changed on Monday....
11|22|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | November 19, 2021
Highlights from the November 19th Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales rose more than expected, 1.7% (Oct). The Capacity Utilization rate extended to 76.4% (Oct). Be sure to check out...
11|16|2021
Consumer Powered Boom? | November 12, 2021
Markets gained on the week. As earnings slow down, will consumers be able to power a 4th quarter boom? Monday Markets opened the week with a sigh as the...
11|15|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | November 12, 2021
Highlights from the November 12th Leading Indicator Watch: U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (YoY) (Oct) rose to 6.2%, which is the highest figure since 1990. Be sure to check...
11|09|2021
Delivering Gains! | November 5, 2021
Jobs, jobs, jobs… Markets are climbing as the job market is delivering! Will the gains hold? Monday Manufacturing PMI beat expectations to open the week. PMI came in at...
11|08|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | November 5, 2021
Highlights from the November 5th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial and continuing jobless claims fell to 269k and 2,105k, respectively. Non-farm payrolls (Oct) rose to 531k, beating estimates for the...
11|01|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | October 29, 2021
Highlights from the October 29th Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $185B to $20.982T (Sept). Money supply is currently running 90.55% of current GDP....
10|26|2021
Is There A Storm Brewing? | October 22, 2021
Markets climbed nicely last week on the back of earnings, but is there a storm brewing? Monday In mixed market activity, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% on the day....