The automakers are still haunting Washington.  They don't have any money of their own, so they're looking for taxpayer's money.

With liquidity topped off after last week’s extended US holiday, market participants are once again trying to establish the primary, fundamental driver for the dollar going forward.  Through the immediate future, interest rates will continue to influence the greenback, but its impact has certainly changed in the span of a year.

Dr. Adrian Manz analyzes the major markets, stock sectors, and individual stocks for December 3.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 3.

Bloomberg says the recession actually began in 2007.  That means it is already the longest recession in nearly 20 years.

November was a good month for trading.  Click the article title link for a video of the November trading action.

To take a trial to the nightly trading plan, click here.

Dr. Adrian Manz analyzes the major markets, stock sectors, and individual stocks for December 2.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 2.

Black Friday turned out to be less dark than people feared.  Sales rose 3% over the year before.

The good news this week is that preliminary figures are showing stronger-than-expected Black Friday retail sales.  The bad news is the upcoming November employment report is expected to show a loss of another 350,000 jobs, which would be the worst drop since 1980.