The song goes like this; "What a difference a day makes..."

Gold, sharply lower on heavy profit-taking and liquidation.

Equities, sharply higher as all the problems in the world are solved.

The U.S. dollar has a hiccup.

Crude oil up on new demand?

All this while the world waits for President Obama's speech tomorrow evening.

Here's a rhetorical question for you, how many cans can you kick down the road at the same time? Well, if you're a politician you become pretty adept at kicking as many cans as you want down the road.