Well, folks, we didn’t quite make that 500-point gain in the Dow yesterday, but we did see one of the biggest moves in equities in quite a while thanks to that perfect storm of events, capping off what appears will be a very, very big month. I was looking at some numbers, and if we [...]

Folks, I mentioned yesterday how the PPI came out a little hotter than expected, and that I wanted to see today’s CPI come out in line with it. That turned out to be the case. When you subtract the core, producer prices increased .2% in September, while consumer prices rose .3%. That tells me that [...]

Folks, it’s a happy Wednesday indeed when everything once again opens up in the green. This little rally we’ve seen over the last couple of weeks is really creeping up on people. What’s behind the rush to risk? As I see it, it’s two things. The first is Europe, where there’s finally a perception that [...]

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, today is quadruple expiration, the day where contracts for stock futures, index futures and options expire. I’ve been talking all week on the show about how, in addition to what’s happening in Europe, this expiration phenomenon also has an impact. So, why is it important? There are literally hundreds of billions of dollars sitting [...]

Folks, Howard Marella, president of Index Futures Group, called in to the show this morning to talk about the move that corn has been making. Like a lot of traders, farmers and hedgers, I’ve had my eye on this story for the last week or so, so I was thrilled to be able to have [...]

Folks, these are the times that try the souls of investors and traders. The nonsense taking place in Washington right now—playing with our credit rating at the 11th hour—is absolutely shameful. I’m on the side of the aisle that wants to see spending cuts without raising taxes, but right now I’m speaking as an American [...]

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 [...]