What’s Driving Oil Higher? It’s the Dollar, Stupid! In this article, I will debunk the many articles that attribute inflation to rising prices and rising oil prices to nefarious OPEC nations that squeeze production and gouge Western nations. With the use of four charts, I can explain ... ...

Under Pressure Crude Oil – Oil futures have given back some of yesterday's gains on expectations that today's EIA number will show builds across the board. Crude Oil inventories are expected to climb by 2.5 million barrels, while gasoline and ... Go to Full Article

Greenspan reinforces US housing weakness, as IFR Reports & Events ... Fedpseak is now exacerbated by Mr. Greenspan’s comments last Thursday, as he expects US house prices still have a long way to fall. In the context of the previous speeches, that is a toxic brew for the US economy and...

Inflation news at hand, yet central bankers still dominate the ... ProTrader's Blog editor Bill Henner is also now editor of Institutional Trend Insight, a publisher of genuine institutional research and information recently made available to individual investors. The weekly Reports & Events...

Brief Update BRIEF UPDATE: FIXED INCOME/EQUITIES/FOREX/ENERGY Friday, May 9, 2008 (07:00 CDT; 08:00 EDT; 12:00 GMT) OVERVIEW ▪ It seems there is a return to earthspace for the various market psychologies that had demonstrated perverse permutations ... Go to Full Article

Dollar Danger The dollar danger is not over yet Published: May 8 2008 19:35 | Last updated: May 8 2008 19:35 When a currency rises after government officials say that it should, you learn one thing: that the fundamentals were pushing it up anyway. ... Go to Full Article

Another critical week, as strong news is less than euphoric for ... ProTrader's Blog editor Bill Henner is also now editor of Institutional Trend Insight, a publisher of genuine institutional research and information recently made available to individual investors. The weekly Reports &...

Greenback Attack Gold – Gold futures have failed to keep up with the booming energy market, dropping sharply in overnight trading on a stronger US Dollar. Gold bulls were hoping that today's Akshaya Tritiya festival – a day when Hindus traditionally ... Go to Full Article

Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures Chairman Bernanke made clear at last night's speech that the housing market's problems are worsening at the current time. This may help to explain the stock market's lack of upside progress in the face of a string of better than ... Go to Full...

Barreling Upward Crude Oil – Oil futures jumped to new all-time highs yesterday, closing just below $120 per barrel. The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index grew for the first time this year, registering a 52.0 reading. The surprise jump in the service sector ... Go to Full Article

And then the market fell…. Let me tell you, it’s not pretty sitting in front of the quote machine, these days. I have been wanting to write this blog for quite some time, because like every other investor I am clinging to the sense of hope as I am looking for a ... Go to Full...

CDE and UXG Update Following my October 29th, 2007 article on US Gold Inc. (UXG: 2.46 -1.99%, vol: 165010) and Coeur dAlene Mines Corp. (CDE: 3.63 -3.71%, vol: 11825188), UXG hasn’t followed through with the chart analysis I posted, while CDE has risen ... Go to Full Article

The Latest Commodity Correction By Jake Bernstein www.trade-futures.com. When commodity prices were in the doldrums of bear markets and there were few “experts” who were willing to express bullish expectations, I told you that big bull markets were coming. ... Go to Full Article

Trader’s Dilemma By: Jurgens Bauer. http://jurgensbauer.com/. I fear that the cotton market is broken… The cynic in me wants to say, “I’ve fallen and can’t get up,” in regard to the current cotton market. And while that failed attempt at humor may seem ... Go...

Ever heard of Jerome Kerviel? Bernanke would probably like to meet ... I had never heard of him either…..until last week. He was the trader who single-handedly caused a world of chaos on Martin Luther king day here in the US. That same day, I stopped by the office early that morning,...