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Best Performing Russell 3,000 Stocks
The Russell 3,000 is currently down about 35% from its February 19th high.
This Week’s Economic Indicators - Monday, March 23
Economic data generally continues to remain of lesser importance than headlines due to the backward-looking nature of the information, but recent indicators are beginning to reflect changes as a result of the coronavirus.
A “Quiet” Day
The S&P 500 finished the day with a decline of nearly 3%, but if you ask a lot of people who pay close attention to the markets, it didn’t seem that bad.
Gold (GLD) Outshining Silver (SLV)
Not even precious metals have been safe from the wave of selling that has hit markets recently.
What’s In Store For Unemployment
If the numbers from that unofficial data are even close to correct, the US is going to report somewhere between 1.3 million and 1.5 million initial jobless claims in six days.
Sentiment Still Sour
With bullish sentiment picking up, bearish sentiment fell though not by much. Bearish sentiment remains very elevated. For the second week in a row, over half of the respondents reported as pessimistic.
COVID-19 Collapse Vs. Other Major Downturns
Even though equities rose today, the S&P 500 still remains over 28% off of the 2/19 high.
Oil Slippery
Like a flopping wet fish, it’s been incredibly hard to get a hold on an accurate price of crude oil this week.
Largest Drop In Philly Fed Manufacturing On Record
Falling from 36.7 last month to -12.7 this month, the headline index is now back to the same level it was at in July of 2012.
Russell 2000’s Third Largest Drawdown On Record
While US largest cap stocks are right around 30% from their record highs a month ago, the carnage in small caps has been even more severe.
Claims Spike
Claims exploded higher by 70K to 281K this week. That is the largest weekly increase in the seasonally adjusted number since November of 2012 when they had risen 81K.
The Buck’s Bounce
In the currency space, the US dollar has certainly not been immune from recent market volatility.
Volume Surge
Given the massive swings across assets, it should come as no surprise that volumes have been elevated.
The COVID Crash Of 2020
The country that has been hit the hardest in terms of equity market price destruction in Russia, which we haven’t heard from much regarding the COVID-19 virus.
Get Ready For A Reversal Of This Trend
With everybody stuck at home, more Americans will undoubtedly be eating at home in the coming months, and that is going to cause the share of total sales for Bars and Restaurants to come crashing down.
Homebuilders Not Worried Yet
This morning the NAHB released results from their monthly survey of homebuilders.
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