Toward Month End

They say that, as you get older, time flies so quickly. As a rapidly aging 58-year old, I'm quite certain that "they" are correct. Case in point, this week brings another round of Comex expirations and end-of-the-month chart painting? Didn't we just do this a week or two ago?

Not only that, this week brings the end of August. The end of summer. Schools back in session. Football season. OK, well that last one is just fine with me. Regardless, where does the time go?

As the week begins, we've already seen the durable goods report that's listed below. It was a large...