December 2020
Economic growth should rebound in 2021 thanks to a red-hot housing market and strength in the financial positioning of households, which are in much better shape than they were after the last recession. Read more
November 2020
November closed on a sour note as investors took profits from stocks last Monday. Read more
October 2020
While macrocast™ measures the attractiveness of risk assets by looking at the VITALS, microcast™ measures the short-term risk and volatility of the market by looking at TUMS – Trend, Underlying Breadth, Momentum, and Sentiment. Read more
September 2020
Whenever a major election nears, concerns grow among investors about what the results could mean for the economy and stock market. Read more
August 2020
Every August, we “Chart the Course” by looking at key charts illustrating important trends in the economy and markets. Read more
July 2020
Improvement in the economic indicators is the primary driver pushing macrocast™ back into positive territory. Read more
June 2020
After grinding to a halt in March and April, economic indicators rebounded in May. Read more
May 2020
We are getting more economic data from the COVID-19 fallout, and it is as lousy as expected. Read more
April 2020
Risk assets have seen a strong rebound to start the second quarter, but one historical study suggests that the rebound has come too far, too fast. Read more
March 2020
A complete change in the outlook in less than a month. Read more
February 2020
The market’s resilience in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak may come as a surprise to many. Read more
January 2020
The positive macrocast™ score is being driven by strength in the Aggregate Economy indicators. The negatives are almost exclusively in the Valuation category. Read more