Fed’s Labor Market Conditions Index
The Fed staff has developed a labor market indicator that they call the Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI). From the Fed: Assessing the Change in...
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This Secret Uptrend Will Surprise You
Check out the chart below. Looks rather bullish doesn’t it? Not only has price made higher lows since the beginning of the year, it also...
Notable Upgrades: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Burger King (BKW), Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Plexus Corp. (PLXS)
Analystst at Goldman Sachs (GS) are out with a report this morning upgrading shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) with a ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’ rating....
Gold Support At $1,180/oz and $1,161/oz, Then At $1,000/oz
Technically, gold is vulnerable to a further fall to test its bottom from July, 2010, at $1,161/oz. This is particularly the case in the very...
Volume 14 Issue 40
Volatility Kings Plus
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Air Strikes on Isis Not Working; What’s Next?
Isis fighters are closing in on the city of Kobani near the Turkish border, evading air strikes simply by scattering. The Guardian reports Air Strikes...
Number of Stocks Trading Below 50-day SMA drops to 2-year Low
The track record of the 50-day SMA as buy/sell trigger is questionable, but the track record of the % of stocks above the 50-day SMA...
What Do Treasury Yields Say About Job Expectations, Inflation Expectations, and the Recovery?
Curve Watcher's Anonymous notes some interesting reactions in the treasury bond market following a string of good job reports. Today the jobs numbers once again...
Trade Deficit decreased in August to $40.1 Billion
Earlier the Department of Commerce reported: Total August exports of $198.5 billion and imports of $238.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of...
Nonfarm Payrolls 248K; Unemployment 5.9%; Employed +232K; Labor Force -97K
Initial Reaction The payroll survey shows a net gain of 248,000 jobs vs. an expectation of 215,000 jobs. Last month was revised up by 69,000...