Top Leading Economic Indicators

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Top Leading Economic Indicators
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Economic Indicators

• An economic indicator is a statistic about an
  economic activity. Economic indicators allow
  analysis of economic performance and predictions
  of future performance.
• Economic indicators include various indices,
  earnings reports, and economic summaries, retail
  sales, stock market prices, and money supply
  changes.

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Economic Indicators

• Using a leading indicators list provides you with
  different approaches to the decisions you decide
  to make when moving in the market.
• Following are the top 5 economic indicators that
  traders and investors use.
• Stock Market Moves
• Gross Domestic Product
• Retail Sales
• Real Estate and Infrastructure
• Business and Employment

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1. Stock Market Moves

• There are specific ways you want to look at how
  the stock market is moving.
• The first is in an upward trend. Often, traders
  and investors become more confident when the
  prices are fluctuating into an upward position.
• It is also possible for the market to move
  downward. This means there is more volatility
  within the market.

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2. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• You will want to look at the manufacturing
  growth. You can look at the GDP from the past
  information as a lagging indicator. You can also
  look at the current manufacturing, supply and
  demand to determine how the market is moving.
• Using this with your leading economic indicators
  list offers deeper insight to what is taking
  place in the market.

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3. Retail Sales

• Most who are trading and investing in the market
  see retail sales as a primary leading trade
  signal with their portfolio. You want to measure
  consumer spending by different factors and how
  they relate to retail. For instance, sales may
  increase because of the season.
• The spending for retail may also alter based on
  the trends and interests. This changes the
  outcome of the industry.

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4. Real Estate and Infrastructure

• There is a current focus on expanding the
  infrastructure, specifically through building and
  real estate. This directly impacts the rest of
  the stock market, specifically because of supply
  and demand as well as employment levels and sales
  across other stocks. An economy which is
  expanding their infrastructure also has healthier
  trades and investments.

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5. Business and Employment

• And important addition to the leading economic
  indicators list is the number of businesses and
  employment. The importance of business and
  employment relates to how much consumers will
  spend. It also integrates with the stock which
  is interested in selling to consumers or
  businesses. If there is stronger demand with the
  macroeconomics because of a rise in business and
  employment, then it creates confidence in the
  market.

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• You can use these as a part of your leading
  economic indicators list to identify how you want
  to position your next moves. Using a leading
  economic indicators list also provides insight to
  the current macroeconomy.  You can then see how
  this relates to your personal portfolio and how
  it will impact the moves in the market. 
  Understanding certain points to look at assists
  with securing your trades and investments.

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