One of the most fascinating sectors right now are the oil and gas producers, who have been bucking the downward trend in crude oil.

One of the most fascinating sectors right now are the oil and gas producers, who have been bucking the downward trend in crude oil.

The tremendous volatility in recent weeks has befuddled and confused a lot of traders. There are a lot of benign explanations for it, but today I would like to throw one at you that is a bit more austere.

Stocks turned in their best performance in more than a month last week, leading many observers to believe at least an intermediate-term bottom is being formed, messily and noisily.

Benchmark bank rate is telling bank watchers that credit remains tight.

Whenever you see a massive move higher, is there any way you can be sure the market has made a bottom?

Stocks have fallen heavily this week as investors reacted with exasperation and distress to a growing number of signs that the U.S. and global economy are slowing dramatically.

At times like these, sometimes the goal is to just not do anything stupid.

Selling was so hard last week that it's almost inconceivable that there will not be a reaction in the opposite direction this week.

The scale of the declines of late are unprecedented, so we can throw out everything we think about how oversold markets behave. This one is different because the level of leverage that is coming unwound has never been seen in the history of the world.

An ugly end to the third quarter often leads to a nice rebound the next month.

Bill Gross, the bond king who manages a trillion-dollar fixed income portfolio out of offices in Newport Beach, California, made some very interesting comments this week in his monthly report to shareholders, and I'd like to share them with you.

If you're itching to buy stocks into the recent decline, you may get your chance very soon. Through the Tuesday close, the market is as oversold as it ever gets.

When the United States needs money for the bailout, it will almost appear from thin air.

As options volatility makes more and more headlines, could this index-tracking fund make sense?

One unintended consequence of the banking bailout plan may be the catalyst for a "crude" reality none of us want to see.

Irrational behavior by politicians and investors open the door for an options strategy with great profit potential.

The bottom line is that the WaMu deal highlights how fortunate we were to have steered investors like you clear of all financial stocks for most of this year, even when they seemed really cheap. But it also shows that there's a lot of opportunity ahead for the banks I'm now calling "national champions," such as...

Stocks have fallen broadly this month on intensifying credit fears, and now it's getting serious. The broad market is now down 24% for the year and 30% from the last top in October 2007.