Life and Death. Same Line Viewed From Different Sides

Mish Schneider | August 19, 2015

Lao Tzu

Overdue on my part, I would like to dedicate today’s commentary to Dennis Peterson who passed away on June 15, 2015.

Dennis was a contributing writer for Technical Analysis Stocks and Commodities Magazine, among his many other talents …


As The Phase Turns

Mish Schneider | August 18, 2015

As The World Turns, is an American TV soap opera that ran for 54 years on CBS. The creator’s (Irna Phillips) intention, psychological character studies of families, their relationships and difficulties, is best described by, “As the world turns, we …


I Live My Life A ¼ Mile At A Time. For Those 10 Seconds, Nothing Else Matters

Mish Schneider | August 17, 2015

How Vin Diesel’s quote from (The Fast & The Furious) Describes The Current Market:

This summer, probably for the first time on a work day morning, we took a drive in the convertible with the top down. People were out …


Doubt Is Not a Pleasant Condition, But Certainty is Absurd

Mish Schneider | August 16, 2015

Voltaire

Are you a Bull or a Bear or neither and wondering what a bear or bull even is?

I drew a box around the DIA chart from the 2015 highs to lows. Then, I looked at the price action …


I Trade, Therefore I Am

Mish Schneider | August 13, 2015

“I have an existential map. It has ‘You are Here’ written all over it. Steven Wright.

There are days when you just have to sit back and think about the mixed signals. As a trader and a writer, reflection has …


Synchronized Skinny Dipping

Mish Schneider | August 12, 2015

We used to have an in ground pool. Only once did we actually see a floatie and that was a gift from my sister-in-law’s 13 year old Sheepdog who loved to go swimming.

We called the pool guy. He tested …


A Floatie Is A Floatie

Mish Schneider | August 11, 2015

No matter where it comes from

I ended Monday’s night’s commentary wondering if the Federal Reserve would be the Baby Ruth Bar thrown into the pool or “the turd to end the rally.”

Instead, the turd was “Made in China.” …


Semis Happily Sing the Swimming Song

Mish Schneider | August 10, 2015

“Breast Stroke, Back Stroke, Fancy Diving Too…”

The week begins with our Modern Family enjoying the last few weeks at summer camp at the pool. Some of the members waded in the baby pool while others swam the deep end. …


Modern Family, "Are You Squiding Me?"

Mish Schneider | August 6, 2015

Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics. (No icing, though.) The surface layer receives the most sunlight, allowing photosynthetic organisms like phytoplankton to convert sunlight to energy. Interestingly, this layer is the smallest one or …


Everything Is Octopusied

Mish Schneider | August 5, 2015

Wendy Williams, Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid

As I look around the ocean observing the Octopus, I find the analogy to the current market comforting and scary all at once.

Even though I’ve taken an …