by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Aug 18, 2022 | Indicator Insights
When big moves happen in the stock market, they tend to be global in nature. In other words, stock price momentum in one country can spill over into other countries, creating what we call a “mega-move” in global financial markets. To measure this dynamic, we...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Aug 15, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market registered its fourth weekly gain last week. The S&P 500—an index of the 500 largest stocks in the United States—rose 3.26%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.92%, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 3.08%. The biggest...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Aug 12, 2022 | Chart of the Week
This week’s chart looks at job growth in the U.S. economy. Last month, we found out that U.S. employers added 528,000 new jobs. This was significant because it means the economy has now recovered all of the roughly 22 million jobs it lost in the early stages of...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Aug 11, 2022 | Indicator Insights
This week’s indicator is based on a contrarian concept originated by the investment bank Merrill Lynch. It looks at the ratio of the number of stocks advancing plus one-half of those unchanged to the total number of issues traded. In other words, it’s a measure...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Aug 8, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indices put in mixed performances last week. While the S&P 500 Index gained a moderate 0.36% and the Nasdaq Composite surged 2.15%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.13%. The gains came mostly from growth stocks, with the...
