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Significant economic events shown as flags on the S&P500 chart

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January 26 - February 28

Monthly Interpretation Attempt: The market was visibly strong on visibly weak data.

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The series for Real Retail Sales shows a visible drop in the rate of growth, the kind that can be associated with a peaking business cycle.

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January 20 - February 21

The market is holding up after weak economic data and suggestions of tapering continuation.

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January 12 - February 14

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The big plunge in the New Orders Index comes as a a surprise, but weakness was expected.

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January 5 - February 7

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Consumption of Durable Goods is still at respectable growth levels but slowing down. The behavior during the previous expansion suggests rates of growth will slowdown further.

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December 29 - January 31

Monthly Interpretation Attempt: The market was weak on strong US data and continuing Fed tapering.

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December 22 - January 24

The market weakens as the taper looks more like it's really happening.

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Real retail sales kept growing at a good pace in Q4

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December 15 - January 17

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Further slowdown expected for the pace of growth in employment.

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December 7 - January 10

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New Orders Index, strong but peaking

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November 23 - January 3

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November 23 - December 27

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November 17 - December 20