Sunday, July 29, 2012

Charting Last Week (7/23 - 7/27/12)

The Daily Leading Index rose by .28% to 5.25%. After dropping last week, the index rose back to into the tight range it had been in since mid June. The Daily Coincident Index stayed at 2.98%. The Daily Leading Index page on the tab above is updated daily during the week.
Equities started the week off weak. The international indices dropped over 3% in the first two days. They finished the week by rallying over 5% after comments by Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank President, aimed at restoring investor confidence. The red (or green) area indicates 2-3 standard deviations above (or below) the normal 21 day trading range. The gray area indicates 1-2 standard deviations above (or below) the normal 21 day trading range.
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