Economy Weaking? | What Makes Markets Go Up or Down? | Tesla Goes Up and Option Volatility Up | Economic Surprise Index

Broken Pie Chart

Derek Moore is back to discuss the recent talk from the “talking heads on TV” that the economy is weakening. What are they looking at and are they right? Then Derek explains using Tesla as an example of implied volatility going higher while a stock runs higher. Reviewing the latest nonfarm payrolls, unemployment rate, and initial jobless claims. Finally, Derek goes through what happens when markets go up from a fundamental standpoint including Forward PE multiples changing, earnings estimates, share buybacks, and dividend yield. All of this and more on this week’s episode.

Tesla implied volatility surges along with its stock price

Why volatility can go higher even when markets or stocks don’t go down

Is the economy weakening?

Reviewing the economic surprise index and what it measures

Share buyback yield

Share buybacks effect on EPS

Dividend yields as a contribution to total return

Forward PE multiples and effects on market prices

Forward earnings estimate on the S&P 500 Index companies

How companies joining and leaving the S&P 500 Index can affect earnings

Looking at college bachelor’s degree and higher unemployment rate for clues

Atlanta Fed GDP Now

Mentioned in this Episode

Derek Moore’s book Broken Pie Chart https://amzn.to/3S8ADNT

Jay Pestrichelli’s book Buy and Hedge https://amzn.to/3jQYgMt

Derek’s new book on public speaking Effortless Public Speaking https://amzn.to/3hL1Mag

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