A Harsh Winter in Chicago Provokes Thoughts on the Economy; Warm Up With Thoreau

A Harsh Winter in Chicago Provokes Thoughts on the Economy; Warm Up With Thoreau

The beginning of another harsh winter in Chicago, more than halfway through what is predicted to be our first full week of sub-freezing temperatures, forced me to recall what Henry David Thoreau wrote about heat and the economy. The major theme of the understanding of the markets that the Mixed Market Artist attempts to provide is probably…

Technicals Inform the Fundamental: QE4-ever?

Technicals Inform the Fundamental: QE4-ever?

It is amazing how technical analysis can inform us of the fundamentals! Recently, a look at the 30 year futures proved very interesting. Take a look back at the entry, BIG PICTURE ANALYSIS OF 30 YEAR FUTURES: UP WHERE THE AIR IS THIN, and see the several interesting questions that the chart begged to be asked. At that…

The Wolf of Wall Street: What Big Teeth You Have! The Easier to Degrade America With.

The Wolf of Wall Street: What Big Teeth You Have! The Easier to Degrade America With.

The wolf is an animal – known for its primal nature. The wolf does not attack the well adapted. The wolf hunts and preys upon the weak. Man is not an animal. Man can reason. The rational mind separates Man from the animal kingdom. Choice in possession of a human being is all together different than choice possessed…