More financial advisors are using technical analysis in their money management travels these days, including asset allocation. In the new issue of Financial Advisor, I profile the trend and ask some wealth managers why and how they’re using TA: (Re)Discovering Technical Analysis.
Daily Archives: December 6, 2012
Jobless Claims Fall To Pre-Hurricane Levels
New filings for jobless benefits fell again last week, offering another statistical talking point to argue that the dramatic surge in new claims for the week through November 11 was a temporary effect from Hurricane Sandy. Since then, claims have dropped for three consecutive weeks. The overall decline in the last three reports is substantial, pushing last week’s claims data down to the range that prevailed before the storm hit, albeit on the high side of the pre-storm range. But for now, there’s quite a bit more confidence for asserting that the claims numbers again suggest that slow growth for the labor market remains a reasonable outlook.
Dueling Forecasts: ISM Manufacturing & Services Indexes
Yesterday’s update on the ISM Services Index delivered a positive counterpoint in the November estimate vs. the discouraging slide in the ISM Manufacturing Index. One of the indicators is feeding us misleading signals about the business cycle. The manufacturing index is warning, albeit mildly, that the economy is weakening. But the services data begs to differ.