Are high retail sales increases really positive if the inflation rate is higher?
This year over year indicator of retail sales versus inflation levels can be placed in concert with any security to determine how symbols trade when inflation or retail sales are higher. A green histogram is when retail sales are higher than the inflation rate on a year over year basis. Red indicates inflation is higher rate.
The indicator can work with any symbols to see divergences. Feel free to change the positive and negative symbols to run other comparisons.