The gloomy US economic picture may only get worse on Tuesday, just ahead of the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated rate decision on Wednesday, as housing and sentiment data are anticipated to disappoint.

James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of October 29.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 29.

Tim Bourquin interviews Abe Cofnas, who talks about his strategies and offers a realistic view of what it takes to make money.

Complacency gets in the way of consistently good trading. Price Headley shares five ideas for managing yourself to maintaining a high level in your trading.

The US dollar fell to yet another record low against the euro on Friday as traders remain overwhelmingly bearish on the greenback. Otherwise, the markets have remained bullish on nearly everything else, including commodities.

When trouble comes, typically, the middle classes are the ones who suffer. They have something to lose, but not enough. Market crashes, deflation, defaults and currency depreciations hurt the middle classes, too, reducing incomes, smashing nest eggs, and generally making almost everyone poorer.

The potential impact of Japanese economic data on the forex and equity markets is questionable, as USD/JPY and the Nikkei 225 have been driven more by risk aversion trends lately. However, if the data proves to be surprising, the news could shake carry trades and Japan’s stock market up.

Price Headley looks at the beliefs that separate winning traders from the rest of the masses.

Americans might have to get used to it. Instead of giving advice to other countries, they may have to take some. There are bound to be plenty of economists in other countries who will want to offer it.