The release of existing home sales figures in line with or worse than expectations could rattle the equity, forex, and fixed income markets as the figures may spark additional speculation that credit markets and the economy still face many road blocks before they can fully recover.

Derek Frey provides weekly market commentary on futures and options for the week of October 22.

The typical fellow has no obvious way to protect himself. His house falls in value, his earnings go down in value, his living costs go up, and he’s out of luck.

The US dollar made solid headway higher on Monday, but with little fundamental impetus other than simple short covering following the uneventful G7 meeting, the move highlights the speculative nature of the markets.

Canadian retail sales growth during the month of August is anticipated to improve after faltering during the month prior.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 22.

Several Structured Investment Vehicles worth over $20 billion are closing shop, and more SIVs are selling assets to meet loan demands. A trillion dollars of financing for a wide variety of things we need, like credit cards, autos, homes, and corporate loans is being taken out of the credit market.

Tim Bourquin interviews Grace Cheng, who talks about her trading style, what charts she likes to monitor, and how she balances her day and swing trades.

The United States can create as many dollars as it wants at negligible cost. The dollars, of course, are essentially worthless. But the companies, the factories, the land, the resources – those are really valuable. When foreigners gain ownership, Americans’ own wealth, and independence, is reduced.

Implied Fed Fund futures are pricing in a 90 percent chance of an October rate cut based on continued weakness in the housing market, disappointing earnings in the banking sector, and a 550-point drop in the Dow.