Jim and Bob talk with Jim Bianco of Bianco Research, and he explains our exact situation regarding inflation and why the Fed cannot back off its hawkish stance if the economy doesn’t change dramatically.  Jim also tackles our new “In Plain English” segment, where he breaks down the labor force participation rate. 

A technical look at the first half of the year, which turned out to be the worst for stocks since 1970, and more importantly what levels will matter going forward for the rest of the year. Mike Arnold, Co-founder, and Chief Technical Officer at Path Trading Partners takes us through bigger picture charts showing us what the price action has done and what it may do going forward in several different markets.  

We talk markets with Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Futures and Blue Line Capital. Bill has over two decades of stock, commodities and wealth management experience and talks about outperformance in these challenging times. Plus, we discuss capitulation and Scott Shellady way too much in this episode.

The famous Cow Guy, Scott Shellady, Host of "The Cow Guy Close" on RFDTV joins Jim and Bob (with a special appearance from Managing Editor Ashlee Pitzl) to discuss inflation, energy policy, and the economic problems of the agricultural community. This episode gets a little fiery so get comfortable.   

Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors L.P. joins Jim and Bob to discuss all things Macro. If you want to know what drove this bout of inflation, why we are here, and what it all means, this is a can't-miss conversation. 

Path Trading Partners Co-Founder and Chief Technical Strategist Mike Arnold join Jim & Bob for a technical look at Equities, Gold, Crude Oil, and even Bitcoin. Mike goes through every chart and explains his "rotation zone" and how to correctly gauge high probability reversal patterns. & Bob. 

In a slightly shortened pre-memorial day show, Jim and Bob, sans any guest, discuss the recent bottoming in the stock market (and whether or not it will last), falling rates, and the housing market. They also discuss their trades from last week, lay out some new trade examples, and discuss whether or not it's okay to be happy on Memorial Day. 

We sit down with Mitch Roschelle, Founding Partner Macro Trends Advisors LLC, and discuss Fed policy, Supply chains, the characteristics of the demand side, and the Godfather trilogy. Mitch's experience includes being a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of San Diego School of Business and the Co-Host of The NoPo Podcast. He's one of the best interviews we've conducted—witty, no-nonsense, and undoubtedly the most brilliant guy on its week's episode. 

In this episode, we are joined by Carley Garner, who is a Senior Commodity Market Strategist and Broker, STOCKS & COMMODITIES Magazine Columnist, TheStreet.com Contributor, and Author of 4 books on trading including her most recent, Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity. Carley talks to Jim & Bob about current conditions in multiple markets, including oil, precious and industrial metals, agriculturals, and equities. She details how she has handled some of the challenges in today's tough market environment. 

On the first Friday of every month, we record an episode where we look at the month ahead for as many markets as we can on a technical and price-action basis. We do this with one of the best price-action traders and technical analysts around, Mike Arnold who is also the Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at Path Trading Partners. If you are confused about the price action lately in many different markets, this is a must-watch.