11 Comments

1. Ravi Prakriya

   Aug 25, 2012 at 10:56 am

   Hi Russ,

   Theses indicators are widely available. Even the ones listed as underrated. How does an investor develop an edge if everyone has the same information?

   Thanks.

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4. iSharesETFs

   Aug 27, 2012 at 2:16 pm

   Russ K: While all the indicators listed are publicly available, investors sometimes focus too much on some and not enough on others. For example, in forecasting near term GDP, investors often put too much weight on better known measures such as Durable Goods, Non-farm payroll, and Retail Sales – none of which are particularly good at forecasting GDP- and not enough on more esoteric, but more useful indicators like the ISM New Orders component or the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.

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10. FX Parlay

    Mar 11, 2013 at 7:09 am

    Under the “underrated section” >>> unemployment rate + US unemployment claims. Thanks.
11. iSharesETFs

    Mar 12, 2013 at 10:43 am

    Russ K: Assuming the comment is that these are both underrated, I would be inclined to agree for initial jobless claims (as they do tend to lead economic activity). We pay less attention to the employment rate as it lags economic activity and is also distorted, particularly lately, by changes in workforce participation.