About The Golden Index

The Golden Index publishes independent measures of labor and consumer activity. Each tracker follows a single, narrowly defined signal over time so that it can be read at a glance and compared across windows.

Trackers

A tracker is a single time series published at hourly, daily, and monthly resolution with a consistent set of summary statistics: total, average, peak, low, period change, and volatility. Every tracker page offers the same range controls and a CSV export of the selected window.

The first published tracker is McDonald's U.S. Job Applications, which measures application volume across McDonald's U.S. job pages.

Definitions

Moving average

A trailing simple average whose window scales with the number of intervals in the selected range.

Period change

The percentage difference between the final and first interval in the selected range.

Volatility

The coefficient of variation: the standard deviation of interval values divided by their mean.

Disclosures

Content on this site is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or employment advice. The Golden Index is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by McDonald's Corporation or any company referenced on this site. Company names are used for identification only.