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Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for July 18.

In the oil market, we see both a bubble and a useful commodity responding to economic forces.

Oil prices have continued to fall, helping to lift the US dollar and stocks.  The reversed roles of oil and stocks, with the former falling and the latter rising comes as a big relief to traders around the world who may have feared for the worst.

Friday’s economic calendar will be very light, and while the release of German producer prices could be market-moving for European assets, the impact may be very short-lived since the news will focus on one specific economy, rather than the entire Euro-zone.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for July 17.

The global financial system is falling apart, and the world economy is slowing down.

After hitting a record low against the Euro on Tuesday, the greenback is fighting its way back.  The fundamental factors that are driving the dollar higher today include falling oil prices, a rebounding stock market, intervention risk and hawkish FOMC minutes.

Thursday’s US economic releases don’t tend to be incredibly market-moving, and given the heavy volatility we’ve seen throughout the markets this past week, price action may die down quite a bit.  Regardless, the indicators will be worth watching, as extremely surprising numbers could shake things up.

Some traders get a little more aggressive when they are seeing a Head and Shoulders pattern and don't wait for the breaking of the neckline to make their next move.