It is the worst of times for people with big appetites and little money.  Many of them will go hungry.  And an empty belly is a dangerous thing.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for May 6.

If we are to believe the government statistics, the GDP of the US grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of this year. And unemployment actually fell. And there were only 20,000 job losses. This week we do a quick review of why the statistics can be so misleading.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for May 5.

Tim Bourquin interviews Tim Ord, who talks about how he combines stock price and volume to determine the price direction on a swing trading basis.

The debt bubble has been only partially deflated. Americans are still living beyond their means.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for May 2.

There is some anecdotal evidence that points to continued aggression by the Fed.

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

Lending money below the inflation rate, giving out money you don’t have, when you are already so deep in debt you will never get out -- how could any of this be good for the real economy?