'Round Midnight: The Real, Real Thing 8/5/2008 7:20 PM
Yes, I hear you.This was the big one.... the rally to get us out of the basement....we've finally bottomed.....why would Cicso be up 10% af...

Junior Miners On Sale
The precious metals rally that ended in May 2006 was a very good time for almost any investment in mining, whether it was the AMEX Gold Bugs...

Bond Expert: Wednesday Wrap
Prices of treasury coupon securities have dropped sharply following the release of the statement by the FOMC following the conclusion of its...

Overview: U.S. Volatility Indices
As a companion to yesterday s The Evolution of the Volatility Index Family Tree post, I thought it might be helpful to include a comparati...

Following that Put Volume
Well, this news is not going to thrill the Packer Bikini girls, but may set some hearts aflutter in Viking Country. BrettFavre just wants to...

Oil Approaching Bear Market Territory
With another drop of nearly $3 this morning, oil is now down 18.3% from its closing high on July 3rd. In order to hit the 20% threshold fo...

Recent Fed Days
Below we highlight the performance of the S&P 500 on the day of and week following Fed days since they stopped hiking rates back in August 2...