Break Up Your Fallow Ground And Sow Not Among Thorns

Mish Schneider | February 24, 2015

Old Testament

Many folks have been asking me questions lately about certain commodities and whether or not I see basing action. Let’s stray from the sheep/goat conversation for now (related to the indices) and talk about bears and potential bulls …


Thee I'll Chase Hence, Thou Wolf In Sheep's Array

Mish Schneider | February 23, 2015

1st Part of Henry The Sixth- Shakespeare

Clearly some of you are expecting me to write about the inside days in the indices (when the trading range of the current day is inside the trading range of the day prior), …


Terrarium: A Self-Contained Environment Producing Its Own Climate

Mish Schneider | February 22, 2015

We ended last week steeped in the Chinese New Year metaphor of the sheep/goat for good reasons. In 2014, the Year of the Horse became an image engrained in my mind because the market so often resembled a horse-one that …


Dull The Edge That Demonizes; Sharpen The One That Urges Us To Good Acts

Mish Schneider | February 19, 2015

Metaphors Are Us

War, murder, music, art. We would have none without metaphor.

By Robert Sapolsky

Sheep will graze for an average of seven hours per day, mostly in the hours around dawn and in the late afternoon, near sunset. …


Gong Hei Fat Choy!

Mish Schneider | February 18, 2015

According to the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Goat (or sheep), creatures that are typically peaceful in nature but can also be stubborn, while exhibiting herd-like behavior. In China, the Year of the Goat can signify peace, …


$75 For A Chance To Die On Mars

Mish Schneider | February 17, 2015

Before I turn my thoughts to sheep and the Chinese New Year, please allow me to see the alien radio signal out one more time.

Last week I wrote about how the volatility index (measure of fear) has beckoned like …


Under the Control of a Strange Force Bending Us in Absurd Ways

Mish Schneider | February 13, 2015

Astronomers in Australia picked up an “alien” radio signal from space for the first time as it occurred back on May 15, 2014. Emerging from an unknown source, these bursts are bright flashes of radio waves that emit as much …


It Ain't No Fun If The Homies Can't Have None

Mish Schneider | February 12, 2015

Snoop Dog

Finally (and happily) we can say that the Fab Four (SPY, DIA, QQQ, IWM) took out the January 6 month calendar range highs.

It took 28 days for SPY and QQQs, 29 for IWM and DIA. To review …


World War Z

Mish Schneider | February 11, 2015

28 Days Later. In many circles, that is a complete cycle-ladies? It’s also the amount of time one spends in rehab typically. In the film, it was the day the zombies came to life (dead alive). Interestingly, it’s called a …


The Days Are Numbered

Mish Schneider | February 10, 2015

28 Days Later tagline

Is Day 27 the charm? After all, numerically 27 has strong elements to it. It’s a perfect cube, being 33 = 3 × 3 × 3. In base 10, it is the first composite number not …