By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/22/2012 2:00:00 PM
The February 21 agreement to bail out Greece came and went -- and investors are left wondering. Many think they need to weigh all the possible effects (good and bad) which this new development may have on the stock market. These headlines capture the uncertainty...
Filed Under: Bear market, bull market, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), Greek debt, S&P 500, social mood
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/21/2012 4:00:00 PM
In this Dow Transports chart, you can see a price break below the lower trendline of the upwardly contracting pattern. Will this price action prove to be a "false break" or something else?...
Filed Under: contracting triangle, Robert Prechter, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, Dow Transports
Category: Stocks
A Stock Opportunity Follows the Elliott Wave Script
The editor of Elliott Wave International's Prime Stocks Flash, Ron Feinstein discusses a recent "Flash alert" for Molycorp (MCP).
By Bart Bruce
2/16/2012 4:30:00 PM
Today I'm talking to Ron Feinstein, editor of EWI's Prime Stocks Flash service, as he dissects the anatomy of a "Flash alert" he issued for Molycorp (MCP) back in October. ("Flash alerts" are emails that Prime Stocks Flash subscribers get as soon as a high-probability opportunity is found. You can learn more about EWI's Flash services here.)
Filed Under: diagonal triangle, Elliott wave, risk management
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/15/2012 5:45:00 PM
Every seller wants to catch the stock market's top tick, but almost none do. The odds are… well, the lottery comes to mind. See the two charts which show how markets can turn on a dime...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Robert Prechter, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/15/2012 5:15:00 PM
Most investors see share buybacks like this one as bullish for the broad stock market. Says one investment strategist: "If the corporate community really agreed on the idea we’re heading to a recession, they wouldn’t be buying back their stock." That logic makes perfect sense…until you dig a little deeper.
Filed Under: bull market, buy and hold, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
2/14/2012 5:00:00 PM
You can judge market sentiment in more ways than one. For example, cover pages of popular periodicals can give you a glimpse of the prevailing mood in the market. When a financial trend is so strong, or in force for so long -- or both -- that it makes the cover, the trend is usually fully acted upon, and therefore close to a reversal. Here at Elliott wave International, we've often used this phenomenon to help us gauge how extreme market sentiment has become -- and therefore, how close is the market in question to a reversal.
Filed Under: bull market, Chinese markets, credit crisis, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, housing prices, Lehman Brothers, Magazine Cover Indicator, Shanghai Composite Index, social mood
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/13/2012 5:15:00 PM
The S&P 500 has doubled since March 2009. You may remember, that's when we called for a rally. Moreover, that's when we said that the then-pervasive fear would be forgotten by the rally's peak. Now, we're calling for...
Filed Under: market forecasts, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, sentiment
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/10/2012 6:15:00 PM
This is what a chart of the S&P 500 looks like this week (Feb. 6-10)" ... If you saw this chart on Thursday (Feb. 9), would there have been anything to give you a clue that Friday's vertical drop would erase most of the week's gains?
Filed Under: Elliott wave, European debt crisis, Greek debt, Nasdaq Composite, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, stock indexes, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/10/2012 6:00:00 PM
What is the "single most reliable indicator of an impending change of direction for a market"? Read what Robert Prechter has to say...
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Theorist, financial forecast, S&P 500, sentiment, Short Term Update
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
2/7/2012 9:30:00 AM
Hear Diamond talk about his nearly 50 years as a successful trader, including how he overcame a major loss at the beginning of his career, and learn how to save $500 on his Market Mentor trading course, this month only.
Filed Under: Dick Diamond, Elliott Wave Education, technical analysis, Traders
Category: Stocks
"Half-time" In America: Will the Second Half Really Be Better?
The brand-new, February 2012 issue of our Elliott Wave Financial Forecast examines unique market evidence to tell you whether U.S. stocks are REALLY headed for a new bull market
By Nico Isaac
2/6/2012 3:45:00 PM
In case you missed yesterday’s 2012 Super Bowl game, here are the key highlights. Final score: New York Giants beat the New England Patriots: 21-17. Most Valuable Player: Eli Manning. Most Memorable Performance by: 82-year old famed actor Clint Eastwood
Yes, you read that last detail right. The two-minute Chrysler ad narrated by Eastwood at half-time has everyone talking. The reason being...
Filed Under: bull market, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, social mood, socionomics, stock indexes, stock market cycles, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/6/2012 2:30:00 PM
A bullish consensus appears to be crystallizing. But that doesn't mean one should take a contrarian view for its own sake. One must look at the entire market picture, and ask, "Where are we in the market's main trend?" and "What are other indicators revealing?" We've asked and answered those questions...
Filed Under: bull market, Elliott Wave Theorist, financial forecast, herding, investor psychology, sentiment, Short Term Update
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/3/2012 5:30:00 PM
Should investors be concerned over too much Facebook excitement? Consider that the IPO filing comes after...
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Theorist, financial forecast, investor psychology, risk appetite, S&P 500, sentiment, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
2/3/2012 5:00:00 PM
On February 1, Facebook revealed plans to raise $5 billion in the biggest internet initial public offering ever. Soon after, the vast majority of Facebook's 845 million users clicked "like" on the soon-to-be IPO's wall post. So, the big question remains: Does this salvo of social networking and micro-blogging sites really have a new "face"? One, for that matter, that won't turn into a sad, frowning emoticon from another tech boom gone bust?
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, Elliott Wave Theorist, hedge funds, herding, mutual funds, prechter, S&P 500
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
2/2/2012 6:00:00 PM
Nate Kautz is our newest instructor for the interactive, one-day course designed for you: Introduction to the Elliott Wave Principle: LIVE Seminar.
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave Principle, technical analysis
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
2/1/2012 3:15:00 PM
On January 31, the "Golden Cross" formed on the S&P 500 chart. Even though the S&P 500 closed the day in slightly negative territory, the index's 50-day moving average remained above the 200-day. What's our view of moving averages as a forecasting tool?...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, momentum, sentiment, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders
Category: Stocks
Do Housing Prices Hurt/Help US Stocks?
See an eye-opening chart in Robert Prechter's current Elliott Wave Theorist that sets the record straight
By Nico Isaac
1/31/2012 5:00:00 PM
"Fundamental" analysis of financial markets follows one simple formula: negative economic data equal a fall in stock prices; positive data equal a rise. And, underneath every mainstream finanical news report, this equation lies. Take, for example, the long-awaited release of the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of US Property Values in 20 major cities.
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, debt, deflation, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Theorist, fundamental analysis, housing prices, inflation, prechter, S&P 500, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
1/30/2012 5:15:00 PM
Our Elliott wave analysis strongly suggests that the markets and economy are at rare historical junctures. Read what Robert Prechter recently said...
Filed Under: 1929 Stock Market Crash, deflation, Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), Elliott wave, herding, history, market forecasts, Random Walk Theory, Robert Prechter, social mood
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
1/26/2012 5:15:00 PM
Even as prices rallied, the percentage of S&P 500 stocks below their 10-week moving average indicates the advance has been weaker than many investors may realize. Take a look at the chart...
Filed Under: breadth, Elliott Wave Theorist, financial forecast, S&P 500, Short Term Update, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/25/2012 5:45:00 PM
On January 25, Ben Bernanke spoke no surprises: The Fed's interest rate policy will be unchanged for another two years. Question: What does this mean for the stock market through 2014? Let me show you how quickly you can get lost if you try to answer this question using "fundamental" analysis.
Filed Under: Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, Bob Prechter, djia, Elliott wave, Interest Rates, market forecasts, prechter, S&P 500, technical analysis, technical indicators, unemployment
Category: Stocks