Folks, so far in today’s session, the markets are trading mixed. This comes after a run-up of around 80 handles in the S&P over the last three days that has helped to restore a little confidence. So, too, did a better-than-expected jobs number this morning—nothing to jump up and down about, but considering the obstacles [...]

Folks, just as markets making their bottoms can be sloppy, so, too, can markets making their tops. I certainly don’t think that we saw a top for gold, but, as I mentioned before, I did feel that the price was getting a little frothy in that 1850-1900 range. As expected, we’re seeing a corrective selloff. [...]

Howard Marella, president of Index Futures Group, came on the show this morning to talk corn, and I mentioned that I’d post the details. Folks, this is a complex trade. It takes a lot of know-how and years of experience to do something like this. If you want to learn more about how to identify [...]

Folks, I’m making my way out to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada today for The Money Show, which is taking place all week. Joe Cusick, senior market analyst at OptionsXpress, sat in for me on this morning’s broadcast. I’ll be back behind the mic tomorrow for what has become the fastest and one of the most [...]

Folks, there’s an old saying on the floor of the exchange: when others are buying, you want to sell, and when others are selling, you want to buy. The professional traders, the guys who know the markets like the backs of their hands, understand that psychology drives the markets as much as anything. They’ve trained [...]