The stock market indices had a terrible Tuesday today as the indices got crushed, especially in the last hour when they got slam-dunked into the close.

Gold is fundamentally a bet against America. It's a bet that, over the long run, America's experiment with a pure paper money system will not work.

Nearby NYMEX crude oil futures have the right look and the requisite underlying internals to suggest that yesterday's low at 93.42 and this morning's low at 93.81 ended the decline from the July 26 high at 100.62.

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

Dave Landry takes a one-minute look at the stock market in his video for August 2.

Yesterday's price action provided a good example of why Deron Wagner doesn't trade news. The news of a debt deal wasn't enough to carry the market to higher ground.

The stock market indices started out the week with a very volatile session with a gap up in the morning on positive news over the weekend, immediately reversing, going sharply south, particularly when the ISM came out with a very negative report.

Download Adrian Manz's Around The Horn Intraday Trading Plan PDF for August 1.

The fate of every country that has tried to run a pure paper money system, with currency not backed by gold, has been disaster.

After last week's plunge in reaction to a minor downward guidance adjustment, Silver Wheaton (SLW) has rebounded strongly and held its gains during today's crazy volatile session.