Grandma Retail
Grandma is the Retail sector (XRT); after all, she controls the family budget. As 70% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Granny Retail tells us whether consumers are out there doing their part to stimulate the economy.
As an accurate measure of consumer confidence, the Retail sector must keep up with or lead the indices for sustained rallies. That makes Granddad and Grandma a perfect pair. If they are both performing well, most likely so is the overall market. If they are both feeling poorly, that is extremely helpful information. If they are going in opposite directions, take that as a sign of caution.
Granny Retail is in a "typical" mall within the United States. Stores such as Nordstrom's, GameStop, Wal-Mart, Costco, TJ Maxx and O'Reilly Automotive, XRT consider the shopping habits of most U.S. consumers.
Granddad and Grandma have four grownup kids.