Here are direct links to our favorite articles which we think you should highly consider reading.

Without further ado, jump on board the Bullet Train …

Goldman Sachs’ Magic Trick by Dylan Ratigan (Hat Tip: Carolyn Austin)

Taking it to The Street(.com) at Zero Hedge

An Interview with Jason Trennert at Real Clear Markets

John Mauldin: Tax Hikes Will Kill the ‘Recovery’, Which Isn’t Real Anyway at YahooFinance

Damien Hoffman: Editor-in-Chief of Wall St. Cheat Sheet Shares His Personal Mantra at Behind the Spread (Thanks, Hiro!)

Creating What-If Scenarios to Frame Trade Ideas at TraderFeed

US Facing Its Second Lost Decade at Minyanville

A cool-headed take on traders’ emotions at Financial Times

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