Inflation: For Many, The Land Unknown

Mish Schneider | June 27, 2016

Inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in Antarctica, this science fiction movie whose title translates to “The Land Unknown” follows an expedition gone bad. Having flown into a storm, a small crew’s helicopter crashes deep into a volcanic …


"And Suddenly the Hinges Started to Unhitch"

Mish Schneider | June 25, 2016

“Bring me the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of the West!”

Dorothy and the story of the Wizard of Oz is one of the best-known stories in American Literature for excellent reasons. Everyone in the story and the scenarios they …


It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Market!

Mish Schneider | June 23, 2016

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World when our Economic Modern Family embarks on a crazy car chase in search of buried treasure.

In the film, a car speeds along a road when the driver (an ex-con) loses control and …


Semiconductors' Glass Half Full and Half Empty

Mish Schneider | June 22, 2016

In the latest episode of Kong versus Rallysaurus, Beauty remains in Kong’s firm grip while everyone else runs from him in fear.

What does that mean for us?

If Kong is the Bear and Beauty the savior of the Rallysaurus …


Trading Inside and Outside a Bubble

Mish Schneider | June 21, 2016

Art by JR Lancaster Photo by Mish

Over the weekend I showcased another art installation by the same artist to compare pink flamingos on a wood pile and the varying interpretations of the market. Are the birds procreating and nesting? …


The Market and the Cactus Flower

Mish Schneider | June 20, 2016

Photo by Mish
The cactus flower is a symbol of maternal unconditional love because it can endure and thrive in harsh conditions. The cactus itself is considered prickly and unwelcoming. Therefore, we can see how in essence, this plant represents …


How is the Market Like an Aesop Fable?

Mish Schneider | June 19, 2016

Pink Flamingos Atop a Potential Pyre. Art by J.R. Lancaster. Photo by Mish

Pink flamingos search for food atop a pile of wood that could easily ignite.

Thus depicts the market and its players. After a week of mixed signals …


The Best Little Small Cap: Out of Many One

Mish Schneider | June 16, 2016

“Eye” Pluribus Unum. E pluribus unum is Latin meaning “Out of Many One” that used to be printed on U.S. coins. The Eye of Providence (Pyramid) or the “all-seeing eye of God” appears on the U.S. one-dollar bill.

I photographed …


The Federal Reserve's Market Behemoth

Mish Schneider | June 15, 2016

Photo by Mish

“The Biggest Thing Since Creation!” describes the worldwide negative interest rate policy. Most certainly we can say that the relentless “Giant Behemoth” has traders adoring the fiction yet fretting the reality both at the same time.

The …


Bears Beat Their Chests Though Willing to Die

Mish Schneider | June 14, 2016

Photo by Mish
King Kong Vs. Rallysaurus

Last night you met Rallysaurus, our nearly extinct bull market dinosaur. Today, I give you Kong. He is our Year of the Fire Monkey on steroids.

If Kong strikes fear in the heart …