# USMacro — US Economic Heatmap
# https://usmacro.com
# Last updated: 2026-05-02

## What is USMacro?
USMacro is a real-time US macroeconomic dashboard tracking
comprehensive US economic indicators across key economic
categories. Each indicator is
color-coded based on historically significant thresholds,
giving retail investors an at-a-glance view of the macro
environment to improve investment timing.

## Data
All data is sourced from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data),
maintained by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. Data updates
daily. Indicators cover employment, inflation, housing,
consumer health, market sentiment, technical signals, and
fundamental valuation.

## Key features
- Live heatmap of comprehensive US economic indicators
- Time Machine: view heatmap as it appeared on any historical date
- Individual indicator pages with analysis, historical context,
  and investor guidance
- Color scale: Very Positive, Positive, Neutral, Negative,
  Very Negative — based on predefined historical thresholds

## Indicator categories
- Technical: VIX, S&P 500 RSI, Nasdaq 100 RSI
- Fundamental: Shiller CAPE, S&P 500 P/E, Buffett Indicator,
  Household Equity Allocation, Household Net Worth,
  BRKA Cash Reserves
- Economic: GDP, GDPNow Nowcast, LEI, CPI, PPI, ISM Mfg PMI,
  ISM Svc PMI, Fed Funds Rate, Yield Curve, Cass Freight,
  Heavy Truck Sales
- Sentiment: AAII Bull-Bear Spread, UMich Consumer
  Sentiment, UMich Current Conditions, UMich Expectations,
  Crypto Fear & Greed
- Employment: Unemployment Rate, Sahm Rule, Total Employment,
  Nonfarm Payrolls, Construction Employment, Wage Growth,
  Job Openings, JOLTS Quit Rate, JOLTS Layoffs, Jobless Claims,
  Continuing Claims, Jobs vs Seekers
- Housing: Mortgage Rate, Home Price MoM, Home Price YoY,
  Housing Inventory, New Home Sales MoM, New Home Sales YoY,
  Commercial RE Delinquency
- Consumer: Auto Loan Delinquency, CC Delinquency,
  Business Loans YoY, Consumer Loan Delinquency,
  Consumer Credit YoY

## Key pages
- Dashboard: https://usmacro.com/
- Technical indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/technical
- Fundamental indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/fundamental
- Economic indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/economic
- Sentiment indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/sentiment
- Employment indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/employment
- Housing indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/housing
- Consumer indicators: https://usmacro.com/section/consumer
- Methodology: https://usmacro.com/methodology
- Data Sources: https://usmacro.com/data-sources
- About: https://usmacro.com/about

## Intended audience
Retail investors and finance enthusiasts seeking macroeconomic
context for investment timing decisions.

## Update frequency
Dashboard: daily via FRED API
Indicator pages: live values updated daily
Historical data: available from 1950s-present depending on series