by S. Wade Hansen The U.S. dollar (USD) is currently the world's reserve currency. If you look around at most central banks around the world, you will see that the majority of them hold the majority of their assets in U.S.-dollar based assets---like U.S. treasuries. However, the slide of the US ... Read more

I play a hollow body electric guitar. The sound is great but one hazard of playing too close to your speakers is the body starts to resonate and creates a feedback cycle. As sound exits the amplifier speakers it hits the body of the guitar and makes it vibrate, that vibration moves the strings, wh ... Read more

I promised in the forums to provide some clarification on the COT reports today. Well, I was only able to finish part of the information package I'm creating for everyone so I don't have all of the information today. However, I do have a few interesting tid bits to whet your whistle. Check th ... Read more

Today, everyone is talking about the ADP report and what it forecasts for Friday's release. The numbers came in very low with a big drop to 40K new jobs compared to 173K last month. However, the number is still positive and considering the sampling methods used, it doesn't seem to be a major warni ... Read more