“As go Jobless Claims, so shall go the Stock Market.”
“As goes the Stock Market, so shall go Jobless Claims.”
Friday, August 30, 2013
There's An Incredibly High Correlation Between Stock Market Performance & A Decreasing Trend in Jobless Claims...
“As go Jobless Claims, so shall go the Stock Market.”
“As goes the Stock Market, so shall go Jobless Claims.”
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, August 23, the S&P 500 closed @ 1664, and that was...
+7.0% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1555.
+6.3% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1565.
+0.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1661.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, August 16, the S&P 500 closed @ 1656, and that was...
+6.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1554.
+6.3% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1557.
-0.1% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1658.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
What if Families Handled Finances Like the Federal Government Does?
INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS (2012)
Sources: Congressional Budget Office and U.S. Census Bureau.
In 2010, median family income was $51,360. If a typical family followed the federal government's lead, it would spend $73,319 and put 30 cents of every dollar spent on a credit card.
This family would have racked up $325,781 in credit card debt—like a mortgage, only without the house.
What credit card company would continue lending money to this family?
Monday, August 12, 2013
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, August 9, the S&P 500 closed @ 1691, and that was...
+8.5% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1559.
+9.1% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1551.
+2.1% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1657.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS BULLISH
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, August 9, 2013
This Disconnect Can't Be Good for Stocks: GDP Tumbles While Stocks Soar?
The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Friday, August 2nd.
Meanwhile, estimates for U.S. GDP Growth in 2013 have been FALLING for two and a half years!
How can this disconnect be good for stocks?
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/gdp-growth-expectations-vs-the-sp-500-2013-8#ixzz2b8b4GYOb
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, August 2, the S&P 500 closed @ 1710, and that was...
+9.5% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1562.
+10.7% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1544.
+3.6% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1651.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS BULLISH
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Unemployment is Much Higher Than It Looks...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts out several "alternative" measures of unemployment.
One of them, the so-called U6 Gauge, adds to ordinary unemployment those who are discouraged, part-time workers who want full-time jobs and those who are "marginally-attached" to the workforce.
One of them, the so-called U6 Gauge, adds to ordinary unemployment those who are discouraged, part-time workers who want full-time jobs and those who are "marginally-attached" to the workforce.
As the chart above shows, The Real Rate of Unemployment is about 14.3% — nearly two-thirds higher than when the recession began in December 2007.
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