The Fourth Circle of Hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy is inhabited by those whose attitudes toward material goods stray too far from the mean—the excessively greedy and the excessively frugal. This idea appeals to me for two reasons. First, there's the statistician in me who says, "Wow! What kind of standard deviations are we talking about?" Second, as someone starting a blog for people in the finance sector, I'm licking my chops at the possibility of finding my target audience all crowded into one place.
Alas, Dante's hell is fiction, but all is not lost. Enter the next best thing: Substack. That's where this DataSkinny project launches in November 2026.
In a Nutshell...
Will There Be Data in Hell? provides up-to-date nowcasting and next-quarter forecasting of the macro-to-micro shifts that directly inhibit or enhance earnings potential. We deliver this data at two distinct market depths: the sector level and the specific line of business.
Readers will see, in clear terms, exactly how much recent changes in per-unit costs, pass-through ratios, and demand-based shifts in revenue potential are already "baked" into where markets move next. The goal is to take you well beyond the simplistic macroeconomic reporting provided by broad mainstream media outlets. Aggregate inflation numbers or top-line changes in industrial production are far too vague when you need to understand how a specific market is weathering the macro climate.
The Details...
Analysis begins with a pair of proprietary Data Hubs. Every mid-month, the government releases a critical week-long series of fresh inflation and industrial production indexes. The morning this government data flow ceases, the DataSkinny modeling system begins processing the new inputs to generate a deep, comprehensive view of the U.S. economy.
The resulting insights power two separate Will There Be Data in Hell? Data Hubs:
- The Sector-Level Hub: Tracks structural shifts across broad economic divisions.
- The Line-of-Business Hub: Provides deep granularity, isolating operational changes within specific commercial activities.
These dual hubs serve as the analytical catalyst for ongoing research throughout the month. This reporting scrutinizes macro-to-micro changes, highlighting the most challenging operational shifts facing business and investment strategists.
Examples of What Subscribers Learn:
- How a given shift in energy prices compresses margins in specific lines of business.
- How changes in pricing power shape revenue potential for sectors key to portfolio performance.
- Which lines-of-business are shouldering heavy supply chain cost challenges or are most exposed to changes in tariffs.
Note: To ensure continuous relevance, the Data Hubs do not remain static between mid-month releases. A comprehensive refresh occurs at the beginning of each month when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Employment and Earnings report.
To see which sectors and lines of business are part of the DataSkinny modeling system click here.
To learn more about the technical aspects of the DataSkinny modeling system, click here.
Pricing:
Much like Dante’s Inferno, subscription options for Will There Be Data in Hell? come in distinct levels:
- Frugal (with commitment issues) — $30 per month, cancel anytime. This tier provides full access to the sector-level hub and all sector-level research.
- The Truly Committed Frugal — $300 per year. You get the same access as the monthly option but with two months free—a very devilish savings rate of 16.66%.
- The Greedy Bastard — $1,000 per year. This tier unlocks access to both the sector and granular line-of-business data hubs, as well as all research reports produced. If you’re a greedy bastard, remember: it takes money to make money.
Also like the Inferno, you can choose to stay on the fringe of Will There Be Data in Hell?. Through November and into December, our pricing will be in "Limbo"—meaning readers can peruse a fair sampling of our research entirely for free.
If you're in a hurry to make your descent, here's the link to Will There Be Data in Hell?. Otherwise you can stick around and get an explanation for the website name.
The Obligatory Origin Story
Searching for domain names is a tedious, often frustrating exercise—especially in the analytics space. You brainstorm dozens of great ideas, only to find the domain was bought years ago and is being hoarded by a third-party broker demanding an ungodly sum.
One morning, I stumbled onto a little corner of untapped internet real estate centered around the word "hell." It turns out that domain brokers, despite their aggressive pricing tactics, are surprisingly reluctant to dabble with the actual flames. And so, in a gleeful eureka moment, Will There Be Data in Hell? was born.
This choice resonated deeply. As a child, I found grade school and sermons equally mind-numbing. To my mother's chagrin, I frequently absented myself from school days and lessons in good and evil alike. Instead, I obsessively sought out data—from daily temperatures in faraway cities, stock prices, and box scores, to playing sports-related board games in solitaire just to generate sizeable databases.
The domain name just tumbled out. I thought of those avoided temples of boredom and of my private version of Pascal's wager. Had my mother ever forced a choice between church and my board games, I could easily imagine asking her, "Will there be data in hell?"
About the Welcome Page Art
The image on the cover page of Will There Be Data in Hell? is, of course, made with AI. There was no attempt to resurrect Bosch from the grave—just a simple prompt on a Shutterstock account. If you haven't been to the site yet, or would like to see the image in detail, here you go:
