Category Archives: Economic Indicators

Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Model Forecast – April 2013

This article presents the Trader Edge aggregate neural network model forecast for the April 2013 non-farm payroll data, which will be released tomorrow morning.

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Q1 2013 GDP Model Forecast Below Consensus Estimate

In January, I introduced a new aggregate neural network model that I developed to forecast the seasonally-adjusted, annualized, real rate of change in U.S. GDP.  The GDP growth rate is only reported quarterly, but the model provides a new rolling … Continue reading

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GDP Model Forecast Improves in March

In January, I introduced a new aggregate neural network model that I developed to forecast the seasonally-adjusted, annualized, real rate of change in U.S. GDP.  The GDP growth rate is only reported quarterly, but the model provides a new rolling … Continue reading

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Earnings-Price Divergence Always Followed by Negative Returns

I recently wrote about the extreme divergence between earnings and equity prices, but did not have access to comprehensive historical earnings data until recently.  In the article above, I referenced the past few years of earnings data, which was provided … Continue reading

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March Recession Model Forecast Increases Slightly

The following article updates the diffusion index, recession slack index, aggregate recession model, and aggregate peak-trough model through March 2013.

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Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Forecast: March 2013

This article presents the Trader Edge aggregate neural network model forecast for the March 2013 non-farm payroll data, which will be released tomorrow morning.

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GDP Model Suggests Faster Growth

In January, I introduced a new aggregate neural network model that I developed to forecast the seasonally-adjusted, annualized, real rate of change in U.S. GDP.  The GDP growth rate is only reported quarterly, but the model provides a rolling 3-month … Continue reading

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February Recession Model Forecast a Surprise

The following article updates the diffusion index, recession slack index, aggregate recession model, and aggregate peak-trough model through February 2013.

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