The Market Lives, Dies and Lives Again! Some might see a bunch of apples that have fallen off the tree left to rot on the ground. Others might see a bunch of beautiful wildflowers fertilized by the same soil the …
Up Against the Wall Market Economic Modern Family! Why does this woman have her hand pressing on the stucco wall? ? Is she a time traveler trying to find a portal? Is the Rallysaurus beckoning her across? Or, is she …
TONIGHT - The Central Bank Double Header Begins Get out your crayons to mark up your charts! Later tonight the Bank of Japan will hold its equivalent of our Fed’s FOMC meeting and reveal its intentions regarding continued quantitative easing. …
The Market Spies a Jolly Roger “Ahoy, Me Hearties!” September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Our diver above however, is no pirate. But he is underwater, standing defensively to protect his booty just in case a pirate …
Market’s Wildflowers Make Some Traders Sneeze Rubber Rabbitbrush, also known in these parts as Chamisa, flowers each fall into these dense clusters of bright-yellow. As beautiful as Chamisa is to look at, the pollen infamously causes an annoying allergic reaction …
The Market Runs to the Supernatural Light A little trick with backlighting, this painting on rice paper will change color and luminosity with the touch of a dimmer. I’ve brightened it up with photo editing to make it glow blindingly …
A Market That Roasts Red and Green Chile Peppers roasting in a slow-turning drum under high heat. It’s chile season in the Southwest. Tuesday we saw Uncle Sam standing tall over Hatch, New Mexico holding a green chile in one …
Red or Green? Uncle Sam looms large. In his left hand he holds a green chili pepper. But to his right, a much larger and spicier red chili pepper tries to get his attention. The more capsaicin a chili pepper …
The Dance of the Market Cuckoos While last week ended beautifully for the bears and bloody for the bulls, this week begins to the theme song of Laurel and Hardy’s comedy act of the mid-40’s- “The Dance of the Cuckoos.” …
The Market’s Manufactured Sugar Water Runs Dry Hummingbirds wash down soft-bodied insects and spiders with sugar water. The sugar water we leave in the feeders on our portal has provided them with the extra nectar they need to power that …