What we have here is a new market of sorts, something that may look similar but is radically different.  How so?

Another good month for trading, even with fewer setups because of the holidays.  10.60 points to the initial profit target.  Click the article title link for a video of the December trading action.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for January 6.

Do you have a trading plan?

James Mound takes a look ahead in the futures market.

The U.S. is facing a political problem, not an economic one.

Deflation is the new theme in the economy, as trading volume returns to the financial markets after the holidays.

Tim Bourquin interviews Raymond Firetag, who talks about his learning curve, how he blew his first trading account learning the craft, and the changes he made to come back from those first tough months.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for January 5.

This week we look at a very interesting, if not altogether encouraging, piece of research on the length and severity of recessions that come during periods of financial crisis, which can apply to not just the US but all countries that are involved in the current crisis.