Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 24.

This week John Mauldin takes a brief look at the consumer, recent "shock and awe" central bank actions, money supply and more, trying to see how it all fits together.

The streetTracks GOLD ETF (GLD) gapped up this morning and has pushed up through its November-December resistance line.

Big financial stocks are down nearly 50%. Many of the derivative contracts they sold to others, and sold to themselves, were never ‘marked to market.’ Instead, they were ‘marked to model,’ mathematical models with deep, obvious flaws. Worse, many were ‘marked to make-believe’ in a way similar to subprime mortgages themselves.

Toni Hansen is anticipating a slower Friday, but the potential has increased for a trend day, or at least for a good chunk of the day, as the market comes out of the range that has been in place since December 17.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 21.

Commodities reached a new high yesterday – another solid hit from the fist of inflation. Inflation reeled, and then delivered a jab – foreclosures rose 68% in November, and then another jab – home construction is at the lowest level in 16 years.

Mike Paulenoff remains very bullish on the TLT's for upside continuation to new highs.

Tim Bourquin interviews Wade Hansen, who talks about how he sells deep in-the-money calls to hedge his currency positions.

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