Insights

For the Week of January 3

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of January 3 Open in new window During the past year, I have used this medium to present insights on Lucena’s breakthrough technology in statistical forecasting for investment decision-making. Since I embarked on this...

For the Week of December 26

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of December 26 Open in new window As the end 2016 approaches and trading volume unwinds, equities continued to trade in a narrow range. Global equities dipped modestly last week while US indices remained virtually...

For the Week of December 19

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of December 19 Open in new window The Trump rally took a breather last week after the Federal Reserve raised the interest rate as expected by 0.25%. US indexes retreated from record highs on Tuesday after the Fed...

For the Week of December 12

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of December 12 Open in new window The Trump rally continues as the Dow and the S&P 500 set new all-time records, both rising by better than 3% for the week. The rally in the US spilled over to Europe which had its...

For the Week of December 5

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of December 5 Open in new window Interest rates and oil prices rose last week while the S&P fell modestly and the Dow eked out a 4th consecutive weekly gain. Last week’s investors’ focus was on the technology...

For the Week of November 28

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of November 28 Open in new window Last week marked the third consecutive week of the post-election rally as the major indexes again reached record highs on Friday. Expectations of faster economic growth, lower tax...

For the Week of November 21

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of November 21 Open in new window U.S. equities surged to record levels as the stock market found renewed optimism following the election. As attention turns to the US economy’s outlook expectations are that, even...

For the Week of November 14

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of November 14 Open in new window The Dow hit a new record high this week as stocks initially reacted negatively to the surprise election results but, similar to Brexit, rebounded sharply to end the week higher by 5.4%...

For the Week of November 7

QuantDesk® Machine Learning Forecast for the Week of November 7 Open in new window Friday’s jobs report recorded the addition of 161K new jobs in October as the unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% and seasonally adjusted hourly wages were up by 2.8%. By all measures,...