This past Friday marked my two-month point of living in China. Admittedly, it’s been a roller coaster of emotions since I arrived. I came here searching for evidence that China really is the mi

Leading economic indicators are soaring and inquiring minds are wondering if they signal a strong recovery in the works. First, let's consider the Bullish case from the ECRI.Please consider US recove

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Cancel that Prius, just like commodity technicians Fall Out Boy once sang, "Oil, We're Going Down". OK, it was "sugar," but oil is definitely going lower. Seriously. Why you ask?

Legendary investor Jim Rogers says he can't wait for the International Monetary Fund to sell some of its gold holdings. Should that cause the price of gold to dip, Rogers says he will buy some more.I

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I've written a lot about this disparity between August VIX futures and the VIX itself. But is there a way to "lock in" the inevitable convergence?Lawrence McMillan (one of the great ones in

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Here's CXO with a look at the general disparity between implied and realized volatility:Why does the volatility of the stock market as implied by the prices of equity index options generally exceed a