Andrew Zatlin

Legalized sports betting in the United States has been talked about for quite some time, but the reality of it coming to fruition took one step closer Wednesday. At a testimony in front of the New York State Senate committee, an attorney for the NBA said the league wants more widespread access to...

This article originally appeared on Moneyball Economics. If we’re talking about length of business cycles, you could say we’re in the midst of a near 30-year long one right now. Except for the interruptions of the Dotcom bust and the credit madness of 2006-7, there’s a case to be...

Crossing time zones is a profound inconvenience. Whether adjusting to a post-travel bedtime shift or calculating when to call your Pacific Time grandma, the process is a pain. Yes, time zones are certainly inconvenient, but generally nothing more injurious. Until money comes into play. The East...

Uncertainty returned to the market yesterday as the major indices closed with their biggest loss since before November. There has been plenty of speculation that such a downturn was inevitable, including economist and editor with Moneyball Economics Andrew Zatlin. On Tuesday’s edition of...

Semiconductor stocks were drags on the broader technology sector earlier this year, but that trend is reversing, lifting exchange traded funds such as the Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SMH) and the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (iShares S&P NA Tec. Semi. Idx. Fd.(ETF) (NASDAQ: SOXX...

Investors concerned that the U.S. economy may fall into recession in the near future may be missing a very simple and highly-correlated leading indicator of U.S. GDP growth: semiconductor billings. According to Andrew Zatlin of Moneyball Economics, the U.S. semiconductor business has been an...

US consumers have become event-driven in their spending. Seasonal milestones like Back-to-School, Halloween, and Black Friday are triggers for budgeted spending. The same goes for vice spending. The Vice Index dipped in October as consumers were holding back some spending ahead of the blowout...

Moneyball Economics analyst Andrew Zatlin looks to Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) and Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) as U.S. economic bellwethers. Rockwell’s diverse exposure to heavy industrials makes it a leading indicator for U.S. industrial growth. Analog’s broad exposure to...

Peak Hiring? Last week some data was released that is beloved by the Federal Reserve. While it may give insight into this week’s Fed moves, it also helps us understand where we are in the economic cycle and where to position our investments accordingly. JOLT (Job Openings Layoffs and...

Andrew Zatlin is a weekly guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Moneyball Economics editor Andrew Zatlin does not have a high opinion of the Federal Reserve heading into next week's critical FOMC decision. On Benzinga's #...

This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics. Inventory levels are too high… across all sectors. More critically, they have been surging for months, and are back to recessionary levels. It’s a demand problem: a year-long decline in stagnant sales and new orders...

This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics. Three weeks ago Southbay Research discussed China’s collapsing exports and trade, as well as the fact that further bank loosening was coming. More recently on Moneyball Economics, we released a comprehensive review of recent...

This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics. Jobless Claims As a Macroeconomic Leading Indicator A hallmark of every recession has been the surge in initial jobless claims. Specifically, more claims are filed than the previous year. The opposite is also true: recoveries are...