I can see why people are looking for other places to invest. Stocks are up a day or two, gap down, then choppy for a week, etc. Getting whipsawed to death in the equities. Only the strong holders are surviving, but without any gains.

All Over the World, People Are Yanking Money Out of Stock Funds

The break down through the 1.3150 level with strong selling pressure makes me think there may be another leg down after a test of that level. Considering that we are closing in on the holiday season, anything could happen. I think the most likely ...

Where to sell the EUR again?

What about the recent promises to do whatever is necessary to assist the Eurozone? Oh, maybe that's not what he meant.

Bernanke: Fed Has No Plans to Up European Aid

"Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB), doused the other big hope, for radical ECB support, ... sustainable growth can be achieved only by undertaking deep structural reforms that have been procrastinated [upon] for too long.” ...

French finance minister says there are no plans for budget cuts

Who needs budget cuts -- just keep spending -- print more money for all.

French finance minister says there are no plans for budget cuts

A sizable amount of selling appears to have come in around the 1.5565-80 area, so I would expect to see a test of this level before another possible leg down.

GBPUSD: Sells Off Sharply, Set To Recapture The 1.5424 Level.

As they say, "Timing is everything."

A romance with risk that brought on a panic

From my limited knowledge of the past action of government interference in the financial markets, whenever they try to create a positive and constructive solution, it usually results in a larger problem for the economy farther down the road. In that ...

Are Central Banks Replacing The Markets?

Computers doing the trading. Computers monitoring the ones doing the trading. Computers guarding the ones doing the monitoring. Who guards the guards? Where does it all end?

Rogue algorithm may cause billion dollar damage in 2012

"So many traders will lose their money tomorrow because of him..." Well, isn't that the whole idea of the markets anyway? That guy, whoever he is, must work for a bank or hedge fund. They will be ready to take the other side of your trade after they ...

Trading the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Release

I think the big money knew precisely when the intervention announcement was coming. They are quite devious and cunning. I think the sudden upthrust on high volume is a shakeout. There was a lot of selling coming in around the 1.3515 area. If price ...

Federal Reserve Press Release

It sounds like another "good news" story, which simply gives the professional money an opportunity to mark price up on EURUSD for a day or two, and then sell the hell out of it again when the next "bad news" comes out. Same old stuff... different ...

Eurogroup set to fix EFSF leveraging rules, deal with Greek aid

Have you taken a look, lately, at the additional fees your local bank charges for almost every service that used to be included in one monthly fee? I recently closed one of my accounts at a credit union because they were bought out by another bank ...

Retail Groups Sue Fed Over New Debit Card Rules for Banks

It would seem that investors are finally starting to see through the "smoke and mirrors" act the politicians have been playing at ever since the financial meltdown of '08. For instance: Employment is improving.... Company's profits are up... GDP is ...

Short-selling ban fails to support Europe financial stocks