Gold and the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) has rocketed off of its lows, largely in reaction to the weaker dollar.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the financial futures markets for October 2.

If it is a real bull market, then it’s a funny looking bull – one that’s missing parts.

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) looked like they were in a high-level consolidation ahead of a thrust to the upside.

House prices seem to be stabilizing. In some areas, they are going up. Of course, in some places you can get a house at half the price it sold for two years ago.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the financial futures markets for September 30.

On one side, are the forces of a natural market correction following a long, long period of expansion. The easier money gets, the more people tend to misspend and mis-invest it. Then, inevitably, their mistakes must be corrected.

What is it that actually causes a depression? A stock market collapse? Or too much debt?

James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of September 28.