Monday, October 28, 2013

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis



On
Friday, October 25, the S&P 500 closed @ 1760, and that was...
  
  +10.1% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1599.
   +8.4% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1624.
   +3.9% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1694.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS POSITIVE 
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.




Monday, October 21, 2013

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis



On
Friday, October 18, the S&P 500 closed @ 1745, and that was...
  
   +9.2% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1597.
   +7.9% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1617.
   +3.6% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1684.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.



Monday, October 14, 2013

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis



On
Friday, October 11, the S&P 500 closed @ 1703, and that was...
  
   +7.1% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1591.
   +5.8% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1610.
   +1.5% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1678.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.



Monday, October 7, 2013

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis



On
Friday, October 4, the S&P 500 closed @ 1691, and that was...
  
   +6.4% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1589.
   +5.4% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1604.
   +0.7% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1679.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.



Friday, October 4, 2013

ObamaCare Promises Broken Already...




The average employer-provided family health insurance premiums have climbed +$2,976 since 2009, according to an annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

They're up +$3,671 compared with the year before President Obama took office.

That's despite President Obama's repeated promises that the health care reform law he championed would CUT premiums by                    -$2,500 in his first term. 


The President's plan has failed miserably to merely stabilize health care costs, let alone reduce them!


Dishonest or Incompetent?


Read More At Investor's Business Daily: 
Premiums Climbed $2,976 Since '09, Despite Obama's Vow Of $2,500 Cut

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

From 1970 to 2010, Federal Spending Grew Nearly 12 Times Faster than Median Income...


When federal spending grows faster than Americans' paychecks, the burden of government on taxpayers becomes greater. 

Over the past four decades, median-income Americans' earnings have risen only +24%, while spending has increased +288%!

PERCENT CHANGE IN INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS (2012)
Federal Spending Grew Nearly 12 Times Faster than Median Income
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and Office of Management and Budget.