So many things could bring this stock market crashing down.

The official line is that there is no consumer price inflation in the United States of America.  That's what the nerds at the Bureau of Labor Statistics say.  And they're sticking with their story.

The developing pattern in the UltraShort SPY (SDS) is starting to take the shape of a 4-week base-like formation.

The Chinese blame Ben Bernanke for increasing the supply of dollars and causing inflation in emerging markets and commodities. Bernanke points his finger at the Chinese.

The CPI was out this week, and it showed a continued drop in inflation. There were those who immediately pointed out that this vindicated the Fed's move to QE2. We have to get ahead of this deflation thing, don't we?

The feds spend about one out of every four GDP dollars in the US. They collect, however, only about one in every five or six dollars worth of GDP. That is a pretty big gap – nearly 10% of total GDP.

The decline in Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) from the October high at 34.03 into Tuesday's low at 29.37 (-13.7%) has found support in a critical area.

Ben Bernanke maintains that what he is doing is merely an extension of normal monetary policy. It’s not. It’s a daredevil maneuver in which the Fed funds about 100% of the US government’s borrowing needs over the next 8 months.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) has climbed to 25.33, in what looks like the initiation of either of two scenarios.

The improvement in spending comes as other parts of the economy show signs of cooling.