Below 50 and it means the economy is contracting, not expanding, and it almost tapped 50. Yet, the market is rallying from the point this dropped which I find interesting. Last time it was under 50 was Jan 2023 and before that May and June 2020 during Covid.

    Per Bloomberg - the employment

    Posted by DigiNomad on 5th of Jan 2024 at 11:21 am

    Per Bloomberg - the employment component that was weak is seasonal (hiring for the holidays happens in November, etc).  Further, according to them, it was stronger than the same number last year. So....  

    I'm pretty sure the market just wanted to rally. I posted about the trap setup at the close yesterday.  Perfect plus Matt's signal. 

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