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WEEK ENDING

Saturday, June 30, 2007

 

 WILSHIRE 5000  

15,210.65

+7.33

+0.05%

 S&P 500 Lg. Cap    

1,503.35 +0.79 +0.05%
 S&P 400 Mid Cap 895.51 -0.91 -0.10%
 S&P 600 Sm. Cap 432.31 -0.44 -0.10%

 DOW JONES 30    

13,408.62 +48.36 +0.36%
 NASDAQ 2,603.23 +14.27 +0.55%
 DJ World Stox (X US) 269.76 +0.94 +0.35%

 3 mo. T-Yield

4.65% +0.09 +1.97%
 2 yr. T-Yield 4.85% -0.04 -0.82%

 10 yr. T-Yield

5.03% -0.11 -2.14%
 *1 yr. CD Rate 4.89% unch unch
 *5 yr. CD Rate 4.94% +0.02 +0.41%
 *15 yr. fixed mtg. 5.99% -0.04 -0.66%
 *30 yr. fixed mtg. 6.29% -0.04 -0.63%
 Euro (in U.S. dollars) $1.354 +$0.006 +0.45%
 Yen (in U.S. dollars) $0.00812 +$0.00005 +0.62%
 Franc (in U.S. dollars) $0.819 +$0.005 +0.61%
 Commodities (CRB) 315.74 +0.99 +0.31%

 GOLD (spot)

$647.50 -$6.10 -0.93%
 SILVER (spot) $12.30 -$0.73 -5.60%

 Lt. CRUDE OIL (8/07)

$70.68 +$1.54 +2.23%
 NATURAL GAS (8/07) $6.77 -$0.49 -6.75%
 *GASOLINE (Reg. Unl.) $2.966 -$0.015 -0.50%
  * National averages, mortgage rates include points.


 

  ECO-INDICATORS (current status)

VS.

Bulls  15

 

Bears  13

*Advance / Decline Ratio
*Commodities index (CRB)
*Dollar Index
*Employment Cost Index
*Export Prices
*Factory Orders
*Import prices
*ISM Manufacturing
*ISM Non-Manufacturing
*Loan Officer Survey
*Market Volatility (VIX)
*Money Supply
*Retail Sales
*Trade Balance
*Yield Curve
 
*Capacity Utilization
*Consumer Confidence Index
*Consumer Credit
*Consumer Price Index (CPI)
*Durable Goods
*Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
*Industrial Production
*Initial Jobless Claims
*Non-Farm Productivity
*Personal Income
*Producer Price Index (PPI)
*UCAP Housing Index
*Unemployment Rate

Definitions


 

CBOT FED FUNDS FUTURES

Currently at 5.25%

Month End Rate Probability
Aug '07 5.00% 2%
  5.25% 98%
Sep '07 5.00% 4%
  5.25% 96%
Oct '07 5.00% 8%
  5.25% 92%
Nov '07 5.00% 16%
  5.25% 84%
Dec '07 5.00% 24%
  5.25% 76%
Jan '08 5.00% 30%
  5.25% 70%
     

FOMC scheduled meetings  8/7/07, 9/18/07, 10/30/07-10/31/07, 12/11/07, 1/29/08-1/30/08, 3/18/08, 4/29/08-4/30/08, 6/24/08-6/25/08, 8/5/08, 9/16/08, 10/28/08-10/29/08, 12/16/08, 1/27/09-1/28/09

You Capitalize estimates a current neutral fed funds rate at 5.50% 

 

U.S. STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK

You Capitalize Contrarian Wave™ seasonal trading patterns

 

                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                45%    
                     
35%                    
                     
                     
        21%           22%
                     
    8%       10%        
Aug 07   Sep 07   Oct 07   Nov 07   Dec 07   Jan 08
Positive Return Probabilities

 

 
  For the Week of July 1, 2007
 
 
Monday: June ISM Manufacturing - forecast 55.3   prior 55.0
 
Tuesday: May Factory Orders - forecast -1.0%   prior 0.3%
 
Wednesday: All U.S. Markets closed
 
Thursday: Weekly Jobless Claims - forecast 315K   prior 313K
                  June ISM Non-Manufacturing - forecast 58.3   prior 59.7
 
Friday: June Unemployment Rate - forecast 4.5%   prior 4.5%
 
You Capitalize Contrarian Wave™: Stock market seasonal and linear trading patterns are indicating a 62% positive return probability for the week.

 
 
 

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Market commentaries are omitted in back issues.

 
Many happy returns
Steven J. Johnson
President and CEO
 

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Stock Market Stats

 Total Return 12 mo.*          20.4%
 * As measured by the Wilshire 5000
 

S&P 500  Large Cap

 Price/Earnings                18.0
 Dividend Yield                  1.8%
 Earnings Growth y vs. y*  14.9%
 

S&P 400  Mid Cap

 Price/Earnings                22.7
 Dividend Yield                  1.1%
 Earnings Growth y vs. y*  17.1%
 

S&P 600  Small Cap

 Price/Earnings                23.7
 Dividend Yield                  0.9%
 Earnings Growth y vs. y*  10.9%
 * Thru May 2007
 

Total Market Breakdown

Financials 21%
Technology 19%
Health Care 12%
Industrials 12%
Consumer Discretionary 11%
Energy 10%
Consumer Staples 8%
Utilities 4%
Materials 3%
 
 

Bond Market

 Taxable Return 12 mo.          6.1%
 Tax-free Return 12 mo.        4.7%
 
 

Money Market Funds

 Taxable Avg. Yield           4.7%
 Tax-free Avg. Yield         3.2%
 
 

Misc.

 UCAP Housing Index  2,450.31

 Prime Lending Rate       8.25%

 
 

U.S. Economic Stats

 Inflation yr vs. yr                      2.7%

 Unemployment                 4.5%
 GDP growth Annual yr vs. yr¹ 2.9%
 GDP Annual¹                           $13.4 T.
 Trade balance Annual²   -$742 B.
 ¹ Thru 1st qtr 2007   
 ² Thru Apr. 2007
 
 

Public Sector Stats

Federal budget deficit Annual¹

$170 billion

Debt

 Federal

$8.8 trillion

 All State & Local²

$2.0 trillion

$35,878  per citizen

Employees³

 Federal

2.7 million

 All State & Local

19.5 million

1 in 6.2 Employed Americans

¹ Thru May 2007
² As of Mar. 2007
³ As of May 2007
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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