by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 2, 2024 | Indicator Insights
Let’s take a look at this week’s featured indicator, the global yield curve, and how we use it to figure out whether it’s better to invest in bonds or stick with cash. This indicator’s primary metric is something called the Global Yield Curve Composite....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 25, 2024 | Indicator Insights
A Recession, or a sustained slowdown in economic growth, is one of the worst things that can happen to the stock market. The problem? Recessions are hard to predict. Hard, but not impossible. We can still get close by assigning a probability to a recession...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 18, 2024 | Indicator Insights
Commodities have been on fire lately. In particular, we’ve seen raw materials like copper, oil, and gold do really well. What’s going on? Well, it appears investors are betting that strong economic growth around the world will continue to boost global demand...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 11, 2024 | Indicator Insights
This week’s indicator is sort of like a tornado siren for the stock market. It produces an alert when market conditions get risky. But unlike a tornado siren, it also gives an alert when conditions get less risky. We call it the Long Exposure Risk Index—or...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 4, 2024 | Indicator Insights
We got some good news regarding the manufacturing sector this week. The ISM Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) rose to 50.3 in March, up from 47.8 the previous month. This is a big deal because any number above 50 means the economy’s...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Mar 28, 2024 | Indicator Insights
The stock market loves liquidity. By liquidity, we’re referring to the amount of easily accessible cash sloshing around the financial system. In our modern world of banking, one of the best ways to measure liquidity is by looking at the amount of bank reserves...
