So Far, So Good

So Far, So Good

  This week’s indicator is called the Global Recession Probability Model. It uses a statistical technique called “logistic regression” to identify when global economic growth might slow down, with the probability ranging from 0% to 100%. We talked about this...
Not So Bad

Not So Bad

Industrial production is one of those unglamorous economic statistics that not many people think about on a regular basis. But it is an important statistic nonetheless, as it measures how much physical “stuff” we are producing in vital economic sectors like...
On a Roll

On a Roll

  This week’s featured indicator highlights a concept known as the stock market’s rolling drawdown. The rolling drawdown—or trailing loss—is a measure used to assess the maximum loss an investment has experienced over time. In this case, we’re looking at the...
Crossing Paths

Crossing Paths

  This week I want to introduce a technical indicator called a moving average cross. The basic idea is that you take two moving averages—one shorter-term and the other longer-term—and generate buy/sell signals for an asset based on whether the shorter-term moving...