Be accountable to someone other than yourself can be a big help in profitable trading.

Traders said that gold sales to China had jumped 30-50 per cent since Christmas, driving the cost of kilo bars in Hong Kong more than $3 per ounce above the market price of gold, the highest level since 2008 and an indication of the tightness in the physical market.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for January 21.

The US now has a higher unemployment rate than Russia, Britain, Germany or Japan.  When it comes to joblessness, the US is a world leader.

American consumers already spend too much.  Consumer demand needs to go down, not up.

Mike Paulenoff writes that the ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas ETF (DUG) has the right pattern look.

In the spirit of civic betterment, Bill Bonner offers a bit of advice to financial authorities all over the world.

John Mauldin looks at real downside risks to his 2011 US and world GDP predictions.

Peter Reznicek looks at the technicals of gold in this week's video.

Bill Bonner writes that gold is not in a bubble market.  It's in a bear market.  It will turn into a bubble market later.