I seldom trade the futures market for gold and silver anymore, but I watch those markets regularly. What I look for is what is happening right now. The manipulators have been sucking blood from the turnip and I am thinking there is not much blood left – that we are getting real close to a […]

I know you think you have good intentions.

But I have a message for you to think about.

Paving the road to hell with good intentions does not change the destination.

I have not posted a comment for several days now. I have been finalizing a large project (not related to trading) and at the same time watching the market(s). The other project will be completed in a few days and I will mention it at that time.

The watching of the market has been interesting. […]

The Christmas Holiday season is coming at us and I will not be trading next week. When a holiday like Christmas falls in the middle of the week the markets are usually very thinly traded during that period.

In my opinion, thinly traded markets are riskier markets, and I choose to stand side, I just […]

Just about the first “real” book I recall reading as a kid – you know, other than the Dick and Jane stuff – was a Harold Bell Wright Book entitled, “The uncrowned King”. It was not a complicated story and like many of Wright’s books, it had a message about life and morality.

In the […]

I had a trader complain to me about my recent post, “Am I Alone?”. In essence he said, “Your blog is supposed to be about short term trading – leave the politics to the politicians”.

My answer to him, and to the whole world is: “Trading requires free markets, and free markets can only exist […]