Gold hit new highs again this week, up ~$1,000 from year-ago levels Front-month COMEX gold futures rallied to ~$3,065 this week, up over $400 (~15%)…

Current positioning: I'm long S&P futures as of Friday morning. See My short-term trading section below for more detail. The S&P closed Red for four…

Current positioning: On Friday, March 7, I bought the S&P and shorted the Yen, Gold and T-Note calls. I held those positions into the weekend.…

Current positioning: My short-term trading account began this week long TNotes and Yen, short the S&P. I covered the Notes and S&P for good gains…

Current positioning: My short-term trading account is short the S&P, long T-Notes, and long Yen. S&P futures traded at record highs on Wednesday but fell…

Back in the saddle again An apology: I have been unable to post the Trading Desk Notes for the past two days due to a…

THIS IS NOT A DRILL It was a hectic week in the markets, but two events were especially significant: 1) The spot S&P traded to…

Rising bond yields are weighing on the stock market but have boosted the US dollar 30-year Treasury yields hit a 15-month high of 5% following…