An updated 'misery index' shows economic stress is nearing a warning zone as stocks push higher

An updated version of the "Misery Index," which includes the 30-year mortgage rate, has been moving toward a worrisome level that historically has been followed by weaker returns for the S&P 500. That is the message from the new model introduced by Jay Kaeppel, senior market analyst at SentimenTrader, who called it the "JK Misery Index,"...