Better Than Expected

Better Than Expected

by | Apr 29, 2021 | Indicator Insights

  The Citigroup U.S. Economic Surprise Index is the focus of our featured indicator this week. The index—compiled by the investment bank Citigroup—tracks how economic data are coming in relative to forecasts based on Bloomberg surveys. Specifically, it evaluates...
Dow Theory

Dow Theory

by | Apr 28, 2021 | 4 Your Money

A key pillar of 4 Your Money is the concept of risk management and all of the data considered to understand risk. David Nelson joins the Local 4 News team today to share why price is such an important metric when measuring risk.

Flush with Cash

Flush with Cash

by | Apr 26, 2021 | Weekly Market Thoughts

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks took a slight step back last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.13%, the Dow falling 0.46%, and the Nasdaq declining 0.25%. Small-cap and mid-cap stocks, however, rose 0.16% and 0.91%, respectively. Value stocks also edged higher by...
Out of Sync

Out of Sync

by | Apr 23, 2021 | Chart of the Week

  This week’s featured chart looks at stock market breadth in the United States.  Specifically, we focus on two major U.S stock indices.  You may already be familiar with the first, the S&P 500, representing the 500 largest stocks by market capitalization in...
Overbought/Oversold

Overbought/Oversold

by | Apr 22, 2021 | Indicator Insights

  This week we focus on a concept regularly used in technical analysis known as “overbought/oversold.”  The idea is fairly straightforward: Look at the recent price movement of a stock or stock index and determine if it is currently at an extreme—either too high...