There's a paradox. The sky is said to be falling, but investors aren’t running for cover.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for April 18.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for April 18.

Deflation is doing its work on yesterday’s bubbles -- primarily the financial industry and U.S. residential housing. Inflation, on the other hand, focuses on tomorrow’s bubbles -- in resources, soft commodities, precious metals and oil.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for April 17.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for April 16.

After an extremely successful run, the United States is struggling to maintain its edge.

Recent commentary from various FOMC members suggests that the instability in the markets remains of major concern, but given the two dissenting votes we saw during the March meeting by members Fisher and Plosser in favor of “"ess aggressive" policy, it is clear that many are worried about mounting inflation pressures.

Upcoming US data is anticipated to suggest that the economy is facing one of the Fed’s worst fears: stagflation.