by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 20, 2021 | Indicator Insights
In baseball, there’s a concept known as the “five-tool player.” It’s used to describe a player that excels at all five of the major skills that scouts generally look for: speed, throwing, fielding, hitting for average, and hitting for power. One definition of...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 13, 2021 | Indicator Insights
The standard economic definition of inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level in an economy. It’s worrisome because inflation can lead to an increase in the cost of living. Why? Because if the prices for goods and services in an economy are...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 7, 2021 | Indicator Insights
“Sell in May, go away, and don’t come back till St. Leger’s Day.” That old English rhyme refers to a custom that originated in Britain where the bankers would flee the city of London during the hot summer months to relax in the countryside. They would then...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | 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...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | 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...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 15, 2021 | Indicator Insights
This week we look at one of the oldest indicators on Wall Street: Dow Theory. Initially developed by Charles H. Dow—the founder of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.—more than 100 years ago, the theory is based on the idea that both the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
