Monthly Archives: February 2013

Chart of the Day: Mutual Fund Holdings

Posted on February 4, 2013 by macromon

Informative chart in today’s WSJ on household mutual fund holdings. (click here if chart is not observable)

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Overbought and Oversold Markets – February 1

Posted on February 3, 2013 by macromon

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price moves. The RSI moves between zero and 100 and is considered overbought with a reading above 70 and oversold when below 30.  Note … Continue reading →

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on February 3, 2013 by macromon

(click here if tables are not observable)

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Week in Review

Posted on February 3, 2013 by macromon

(click here if charts are not observable)

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Weekend Lecture: Bend, Not Break – Ping Fu

Posted on February 1, 2013 by macromon

This is a great story! CEO of GeoMagic Ping Fu discusses her book – “Bend not Break: A Life in Two Worlds” with Google’s Chade-Meng Tan. *********************************************************** (click here if video is not observable)

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U.S. Equity Sector ETF Weekly Performance – February 1

Posted on February 1, 2013 by macromon

(click here if charts and table are not observable)

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on February 1, 2013 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 3 bps higher; France 1 bps tighter to the Bund; Belgium 1 bp wider; Ireland 4 bps tighter; Italy 17 bps wider; Spain 2 bps wider; Portugal 2 bp wider; Greece 36 bps wider; … Continue reading →

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U.S. Employment Situation – January 2013

Posted on February 1, 2013 by macromon

The BLS reported this morning (see full report here), Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Retail trade, construction, health … Continue reading →

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