Sunday, August 12, 2012

Charting Last Week (8/6 - 8/10/12)

The Daily Leading Index rose by .08% to 5.15%. The index has stayed in a narrow range for eight weeks now. The Daily Coincident Index was flat at 3.54%. The Daily Leading Index page on the tab above is updated daily during the week.
Equities were up for the week while bonds were down. The equity indices are near the overbought territory, while the bond indices are near the oversold territory. SPY (S&P 500) is now within 1% of its all time high. 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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