Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 30.

This year has been all bad.  Investors are looking at a loss over 40%.  The typical investor in the stock market has probably lost half his money.

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

Trading volume will continue to be light with New Year’s Day on Thursday. With light volume, we have no stocks to watch this week, but the professional traders of TraderInsight.com reflect on 2008 and think about the year ahead.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for December 26.

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

The situation we are facing now is why paper money was invented.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 23.

Borrowers have counted on home equity money to fill in the gaps in their household budgets, using borrowing in place of saving.

Trading volume will be light with Christmas ahead, but bad news on upcoming economic reports is still expected this week.