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GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

Fed Rates Pull Back from Recent Highs

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES Investors on Friday were signaling they believe higher rates have already begun to bring inflation down. The ...
FACTS

Beware the Media Effect and Influence on Stock Picks

FACTS In summary, the “Media Effect” is the result of people acting on advice of paid newsletters, network programs and ...
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

The PCE Price Index for May +6.3% from One Year Ago

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES What the PCE tells US is…. reflecting shifts that consumers are making to adjust for those higher ...
INVESTOR SERIES

The Overnight Drift a Cumulative Return of +1,700%

INVESTORS SERIES The “night effect” references the strategy of buying the S&P 500 at the close and selling it at ...
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

US Jobless Claims Total 231,000 Last Week, Falling the Prior Week’s Upwardly Revised 233,000

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS Initial jobless claims were down last week, and were marginally lower than Govt ...
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Decreased at an Annual Rate of 1.6% in the First Quarter of 2022

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of ...
OPINION

Higher Tick Size Leads to +10% Drop in Algorithmic Trading

OPINION Order anticipation strategies have attracted intense attention and generated heated debates in the context of high-frequency trading (HFT). The ...
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

CCI Index Drops to Lowest Level Since February 2021 as Expectations Continue to Decline

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased in June, following a decline in May. The Index fell ...
FACTS

Engagement Style Dramatically Increases the Likelihood of Financial Outperformance

FACTS The future success of companies is going to depend on their ability to engage radically on the world around ...
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

Monthly Advance Report on Durable Goods May 2022

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES Orders at U.S. factories for long-lasting goods and heavy machinery rose 0.7%, $267.2 billion +0.7%in May, a ...
OPINION

Non-Human Knowledge Requires an Alternate Worldview

OPINION We live in a time when the defense of our beliefs threatens our future. Noise and predictability are human ...
ASK THE EXPERT

Does Any Simple Strategy Beat the Index in Returns?

ASK THE EXPERT Question Does any simple strategy beat the index in returns? The answer is NO. My Advice Buy ...