As more and more people are caught up in the system -- as either knave, enabler, or accomplice -- the more the system becomes zombified.

Mike Paulenoff is unnerved by the sloppy price action in the S&P.

Ben Bernanke prints money, but the money never gets into the consumer economy.

Mike Paulenoff's near-term work is bullish on Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX).

How come prices are shooting up now?  Why didn't they shoot up four years ago?  Or four years ago?  Or last year?  What has changed?

James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of February 7.

The muddle through economy is the product of a few major structural breaks in the world’s economies that have important implications for growth, jobs, and when we might see a recession again.

What matters in trading is not the ability to understand yourself, but the ability to understand the market.

Capitalism is a process of creative destruction. New wealth is created. Old wealth is destroyed. Unless the feds can make time stop, these great successes of today will be the great failures of tomorrow.

The Bull Trap high established on Monday was the oil market's way of winking at us about a potentially friendly resolution.