Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 14.

Bill Bonner writes that there iss omething funny going on.  But it's not just at the banks.

Banks and money markets are closed today, which means that we have yet to see the full reaction to this weekend's announcements, but there is a good chance that this is a near-term bottom.

An improvement in investor sentiment proved to be to the detriment of the US dollar.

Economic data to be released this week should be decidedly negative.  Corporate earnings reports should miss targets, causing more volatility in the stock market.  Wall Street’s only hope is that this weekend’s meeting of G7 leaders will help restore confidence to the markets.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 13.

Is the next shoe to drop on the economy commercial construction lending?

The Volatility Index (VIX) just traded above 70 for the first time.  What doe this mean?

Does it only takes one thief among a group of a thousand honest men to destroy all the benefits of a free market system.?

Despite the approval of a massive $700 billion bailout plan and coordinated global rate cut, panic continues to dominate market sentiment. For the US dollar, the influence of this undesirable state will determine whether the currency can sustain its aggressive rally or a dramatic retracement brings it back to earth.