One practical use an economic indicator of this sort has is as a contrary indicator.
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Badly designed compensation is an indicator of poor corporate governance, and poor corporate governance is an indicator of investment risk.
No, the "Orange Marilyn" is neither a leading nor a lagging indicator, but merely a coincident indicator of our corporate world's prosperity.
As I discussed in an earlier trading lesson OBV: Perfect Indicator for All Markets, it can often be a very good leading indicator.
"Perks and benefits are an indicator of whether or not the organization is building an employee-based culture, but they're not a perfect indicator, " Pfeffer says.
"Jobs are a lagging indicator, not a never indicator, " Morici said.
The 1996-97 data indicates that the index is more of a trailing indicator than a leading indicator--consumers get confident after things get good, not before.
"It's a lagging indicator, not a leading indicator, " Steidtmann says.
The market has completely ignored the ongoing negative reports from the housing industry, usually a leading indicator, instead focusing on the jobs picture, which is historically a lagging indicator.
At the same time, one of the most important sub-components of the leading economic indicator series is the slope of the yield curve which, by itself, is a very good indicator.
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Though the AAII Sentiment Indicator can be viewed as a contrarian signal, I would caution against relying on any one indicator as a sign that the market is at a turning point.
While a battery-shaped indicator lights up to show remaining battery capacity, the mile range indicator fluctuates wildly as it constantly projects how far you can go if you continue on your present course.
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But surely the Fed knows that employment is a lagging indicator, and using it as a leading indicator for its policies is almost sure to have it on the wrong side of the cycle.
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Picking the top performing funds may seem intuitive but it turns out that not only is past performance a poor indicator of future performance, it may actually be an indicator of poor future performance.
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There's no such thing as a foolproof trading indicator, but here's one that comes remarkably close.
Housing prices far in excess of construction costs are an obvious indicator of restricted supply.
Advisor beliefs about future stock returns have practically no value as a forward indicator of returns.
"This is a significant and dramatic indicator of the Obama administration's passivity, " said Sen.
Take venture capital investment as another indicator of this balance of power tech shift.
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Whatever you choose, look for fruits that are firm and heavy, an indicator of juiciness.
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But if commodity demand is any indicator, the China dragon is still hungry for raw materials.
The most important indicator is the Treasury yield curve, which is still very steeply sloped.
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Think of falling gold prices as a trailing indicator of investments shifting from safety to optimism.
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Devices will then be further designated by an additional indicator which will identify specific functionality.
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Though, the site did serve as an early indicator as to where the industry was headed.
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Oil prices are also a good indicator on investor sentiment regarding the world economy.
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Orders are an important indicator, but between signature and delivery many are cancelled, trimmed or postponed.
An additional indicator of the persuasive power of pictures comes from the world of neuroscience.
"This kind of visual indicator is a great step, but alone it's not enough, " she says.
Providing a place for workers to work is a telltale indicator of an employer.
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