Someone is Saying Baaaaahhhhddd Things About Me?

Mish Schneider | March 2, 2015

Over the weekend, I glanced many times at my twitter stream (that was when we weren’t binge-watching House of Cards Season 3).

I felt my anxiety level rise every time I read comments from fellow traders I respect that the …


Old Horse Knows The Way

Mish Schneider | March 1, 2015

Story by Han Fei Zi Guan Zhong accompanied Load Huan of Qi in attacking Guzhu. Spring passed and winter returned, and they became lost on the wrong road. Guan Zhong said: "We can use the wisdom of an old horse. …


A Shining Hi-Tech Amazon

Mish Schneider | February 26, 2015

You’ve Come A Long Way Baby Army of Lovers

Charles H. Dow, co-founder of Dow Jones and Company, was alive during the Industrial Revolution, a time when the US was a growing power. Dow's first stock averages were an index …


Sheep Find Sheepdogs Annoying When Things Are Fine

Mish Schneider | February 25, 2015

The Art of Manliness –Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part 1 by Brett and Kate McKay

Tuesday, I shared a way to look at reversal trades using commodities and particularly, DBC, the Commodity Index ETF, as an example.

In …


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 …