For your initial post, begin by introducing yourself to the class. Describe your background and your interest in the finance field.

Then imagine you are working for a brokerage firm. Your customer calls and asks what you think about the future of the S&P $500$ and the bond market. Using data from the last $60$ days, review at least one leading, lagging, and coincident indicator for both the S&P $500$ and the bond market. Discuss the following points:

What are some leading, lagging, and coincident indicators you can look at$?$

What do these indicators tell you about the past, present, and future of those markets?

Describe how you think the markets are doing to your client.