The Federal Reserve Hosts a Legend-Ary Party

Mish Schneider | August 27, 2016


Legendary Party Tom Farris Artist

Deer Woman watches as the wolf shares his martini with the water serpent and bison man nurses his.

As Deer Woman takes center stage, this piece becomes relevant as the legendary party the Federal Reserve …


A Market Filled With Ifs

Mish Schneider | August 25, 2016

“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” Proverb

Retail is the Economic Modern Family grandmother and about 70% of the gross domestic product. Hence, if we are to understand the market, we must …


Market Trickster Shape Shifts from Bull to Bear

Mish Schneider | August 24, 2016

Sheldon Harvey, Navajo Artist Two Red Trixstars

Taken from the spelling “trickster,” we see two figures that possess secret knowledge that they use to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules.

In Native American tradition, the trickster represents uncertainty. The …


Market Bees Prefer to Fly Fast Than Hover

Mish Schneider | August 23, 2016

If you feel like a bee hovering over a plethora of pollen yet undecided as to which flower to suck upon, say hello to how many traders must have felt during today’s market rally.

After the cautionary tale about an …


Dog Days Market Time Stands Still

Mish Schneider | August 22, 2016

Victoria De Almeida Artist

Orion’s Dog, the “Greater Dog” constellation or the dog star Sirius appears in the sky in July through August. The dog days are the hottest, most uncomfortable part of the summer. In the early 19th century, …


Market Bubbles and Berries and Bears

Mish Schneider | August 21, 2016


In the weeds, billionaire bears are busily gathering berries anticipating a brutal winter ahead.

With names like Steve Wynn, Carl Ichan, George Soros, Bill Gross and now most recently Paul Tudor Jones, it almost seems conspiratorial that all would publicly …


Poetry in Nature and the Stock Market

Mish Schneider | August 18, 2016

As I searched for an image to use for tonight’s market metaphor, I simply stepped outside the door and saw this:

Rising cirrus clouds above an expanding pinon tree, both stirred by the hot midday sun.

Who am I kidding? …


Market Bulls and Their Curious Excrescence

Mish Schneider | August 17, 2016

A divided Federal Reserve Committee caught a “Hey, careful dudes” sort of sideways glance from our Rallysaurus.

As if to say, “We need our friendly dinosaur to continue to roam the markets until after November”, half of the Fed stated …


Is the Market a Bomb Held Together by Ribbon?

Mish Schneider | August 16, 2016

Victoria De Almeida Artist

A statement Frida Kahlo rejected, her work was described by Andre Breton (Surrealist) in 1938 as a “ribbon around a bomb.”

As this is the Chinese Year of the Monkey, this painting reminds me that the …


Retail and Interest Rates: As Above So Below

Mish Schneider | August 15, 2016

Photo JR Lancaster

Naturalists will tell you that everything in life is reflected in nature. Or is that everything in nature is reflected in life? Like reflection itself, one is the mirror image of the other.

Lao Tzu once said, …