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

House prices are going down.  They'll take the American consumer down with them.  The crises may be over, but the long, slow, slump is still ahead.

It's a good strategy to assess past and current sector performance in order to gain an advantage for future trades.

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

China will soon have the most powerful economy, but what problems are on the horizon?

Advance Retail Sales are expected to fall back 0.2 percent after showing a surprising 0.2 percent gain during the month prior, but given the current economic scenario, this figure could prove to be even more disappointing when announced Wednesday.

A big part of successful investing is simply avoiding the mistakes that the large majority of investors make.  You can have all the techniques, trading tips, fund recommendations, forecasts, but you must still keep away from the patterns that are typical of failed investors.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for May 12.

Tim Bourquin interviews John Netto, who talks about his philosophy on trading the markets, charts and time frames he watches, and what he thinks the best forex trade is for the short-term.

The "war" between inflation and deflation has produced plenty of noise and casualties, but no decisive victory.