The tape feels different. The scent of détente has mingled with the heady aroma of Fed cuts, corporate buybacks, and a $7 trillion money-market powder keg waiting for a spark.

​​​​​​​We have entered the heart of earnings releases for the 3rd quarter, along with bullish seasonal market stock market trends.

According to the Treasury Department’s monthly report for September, the budget deficit turned positive last month, with tax receipts coming in at $197 billion above federal outlays.

The companies that succeed don’t hang on to what worked yesterday. They build what the world needs next.

In the volatile world of stock trading, few phenomena capture the imagination quite like the short squeeze.