SRTY News and Press, ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 From 09/03/21

High frequency indicators can give us a nearly up-to-the-moment view of the economy. The metrics are divided into long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. While Delta continues to rage, there has been almost no effect on important consumer metrics. There continu...

How will markets react when the stimulus party stops? The disconnect between company performance and valuation. Market pullback watch. For further details see: Record-High Markets: On Solid Ground Or Running On Fumes?

August job gains miss the mark in U.S. Unpacking recent economic data releases from Europe and China. Latest developments on the proposed U.S. spending bill. For further details see: U.S. Job Growth Slows. Could This Impact The Fed's Tapering Plans?

U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 235,000 jobs in August, the third slowest of the 16-month recovery. Private payrolls posted a 243,000 gain in August after a 798,000 gain in July and 808,000 increase in June. The total number of officially unemployed decreased by 318,000 in August to 8...

Risk-adjusted performance continued to rise in August for the Global Market Index. Sharpe ratios in global markets generally are elevated. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark for the “optimal” portfolio. For further details see: Major Asset Classes | Aug...

The market is now reaching the target region I outlined much earlier this year. I still think it's reasonable to expect a 300-point pullback in the coming weeks. The next higher target I have for the market in its next rally phase is the 4900-5000SPX region. For further deta...

Global manufacturing remained beset by unprecedented supply issues in July, which constrained output and drove prices higher. The analysis of survey responses suggests that the number of companies reporting lower production due to staff or materials shortages is running at around five...

Remarkably, in a speech on monetary policy given at the Jackson Hole conference last Friday, Jay Powell never mentioned money, money supply, M1 or M2. With the Biden administration unable to reduce its budget deficit, a rising interest rate environment, reflecting price inflation, is ...

Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance totaled 340,000 for the week ending August 28, a drop of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised tally of 354,000. The surging number of Covid cases due to the Delta variant continues to cloud the outlook for economic grow...

After a slow start to the year, the spring and summer months brought our clients hot weather and even hotter returns. According to consensus estimates, earnings for the companies that comprise the S&P 500 are expected to grow by 45% in 2021. The fundamentals of the North Ameri...