Choppy trading in stocks is likely to continue even though 4,610s are closer than a break below 4,550s at the moment.

The GDX/COPX ratio has broken above the 50 & 200 day moving averages and is still going.

What counts for an economy that primarily depends upon its consumers? Family income needs to increase beyond inflation. Otherwise, families find themselves with less purchasing power and, ultimately, those families spend less.

Gold bears have hammered the idea that the yellow metal might serve as a safe haven against political turmoil, inflation or electronic money printing. Do precious metals bears have a point?

Has gold recaptured the imagination of safety seekers and does this signal the bottom for gold-oriented ETFs?

China credit issues are about to jump from the back page of the WSJ to the front page, you can expect these charts to change as the Chinese credit shakes get more violent.