Another sign of inflation is cotton hitting 40-year highs.

A little good economic news early in the week sent stocks tumbling last Monday and Tuesday. Then a little bad news later last week sent stocks soaring.

Last week's moves still put the indices into a situation they'll need to deal with this week and beyond. Indeed, firm battle lines have been drawn.

Seven weeks of positive gains. The trend is your friend until it isn't.

The fourth winning week in a row, but how much more can we expect from the market?

New homes sales will be unveiled on Monday, with the Case-Shiller Index being updated on Tuesday.  Both are forecasted to show modest improvements.

What do the charts tell us about volatility?

Options can be used in somewhat the same way as stocks are in terms of betting on the direction of the stock price, just like buying a stock. But options have very different characteristics of a stock and there is a lot of information you’ll need before you jump into live option trading.

It's another fantastic week for precious metals as the US dollar continues its slide lower.

Strong equities and the weak dollar likely kept oil prices from breaking down.