04|26|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 23, 2021
Highlights from the April 23, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell to 547K from 586K. This marks the lowest level since the start of the pandemic....
04|20|2021
Green Season | April 16, 2021
Markets were green as earnings season got under way last week. Should we expect this to continue? Monday There was very little market data released on Monday. Markets were...
04|19|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 16, 2021
Highlights from the April 16, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Housing starts rose 19.4% (Mar), a great restart after a 11.3% fall in February. Building permits rose 2.7% (Mar). Be...
04|14|2021
On the Rise! | April 9, 2021
Markets were on the rise last week, but so were initial jobless claims. What does his mean to re-opening efforts? Monday Markets climbed nicely to open the week. ISM...
04|12|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 9, 2021
Highlights from the April 9, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 108.93 pionts, ending at 4,128.80 and is up 9.92% YTD while the VIX (CBOE Volatility...
04|06|2021
S&P 4000 | April 2, 2021
S&P 500 crossed 4,000 points last Thursday. The number is insignificant, but does the growth have meaning? Monday The trading week opened consistently in the red. Led mainly by...
04|05|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 1, 2021
Highlights from the April 1, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Unemployment fell to 6.0% (Mar). Private nonfarm payrolls added 780K jobs in March. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims unexpectedly rose to 719K...
03|30|2021
A Shipping Shutdown | March 26, 2021
AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS: S&P 500, shutdowns, Housing, Shipping A shipping bottleneck and fresh shutdowns across Europe were concerning, but...
03|29|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | March 26, 2021
Highlights from the March 26, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment rose to 84.9 in March from 76.8. This is the hightest level since the start of the...
03|23|2021
Rate Focus? | March 19, 2021
Markets ended the week slightly down from the last. Rates were in focus, but should they be? Monday Markets were in the red most of the day only to...