Investor Insights

BLM report showed the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May and unemployment rate declined to 13.3% instead of rising as it was expected; stock markets responded positively to the news. [more]

Most of the market indicators remained unchanged with Put & Call Options moving to Greed from Extreme Greed and Stock Price Strength shifting from Fear to Neutral but Stock Price Breadth moving to Greed from Neutral. [more]

Another 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment claims last week, bringing the 10-week total to over 40 million. Although the S&P 500 finished up 4.5% in May, the VIX rebound back above 30. [more]

Put and Call Options shifts to “Extreme Greed” and Market Momentum & Junk Bond Demand shift from “Extreme Fear” to “Fear” to help move the Index to Neutral. [more]

A good week for the S&P 500 but the VIX remains in the “High Volatility” range and new coronavirus cases remain steady, above 20K/day, with another 2.2 million Americans filing for unemployment claims. [more]

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Secretary announce new extensive measures to support the economy, which brings comments from Duquesne Family Office, Blackrock, Miller Value Partners, The Leuthold Group, and Appaloosa Management. [more]

Lorimer Wilson from MunKNEE.com summarizes former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s 2016 article about Pros & Cons of negative interest rates. [more]

This week Facebook published a “State of Small Business” Report based on a survey of 86,000 owners, managers and workers in companies across the US with fewer than 500 employees. The report is a “sobering snapshot” of the struggles that Small Businesses are facing today amid the COVID-19 crisis. [more]