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 Nico Isaac
10/21/2011 2:45:00 PM
Few mainstream commentators anticipated Goldman Sachs' recent decline. Yet it's hard to blame them, because they simply aren't equipped to anticipate trend changes. Most of the time they simply extrapolate the previous trend into the future. Goldman has been a Wall Street powerhouse for decades -- so why would that ever change?
Filed Under: bailouts, banks, Bear Stearns, credit crisis, Elliott wave, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers
Category: U.S. Economy
The Euro: Down, Down, Down?
With a Greek default looming larger by the hour, the world is suddenly concerned for the euro's future
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
6/16/2011 5:45:00 PM
Lots of recent news stories discuss the euro's plight -- but you didn't come here for the news. You came here looking for an Elliott wave insight into the crisis. You should know that although wave analysis is a contrarian method, there is one point in the Elliott wave pattern when the Elliott wave perspective matches that of the mainstream. It's called "the point of recognition"...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, forex trading, Greek debt, Lehman Brothers, safe haven
Category: Currencies
The Euro and the Greek Bailout
Discussions of the euro's "fundamentals" may tickle your brain, but they can get you "stuck" when you need to anticipate the trend
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
6/14/2011 11:15:00 AM
On June 13, Standard & Poor’s lowered its credit rating for Greek debt -- again. Given this background, everyone wants to know, "What's next for the euro?" But while it may tickle the brain to look for answers in the "fundamentals," they can get you "stuck" when it comes to anticipating the trend. Here's why...
Filed Under: economic depression, Elliott wave, euro, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, forex trading, Greek debt, Lehman Brothers, Swiss franc, U.S. dollar
Category: Currencies
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
6/3/2011 6:00:00 PM
When the financial crisis hit hard in the fall of 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank made the now-infamous decision to refuse to bail out the Wall Street giant, Lehman Brothers. Today, the eurozone authorities are losing patience with Greece.
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, diversification, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis, Lehman Brothers, risk appetite, Sovereign Debt, Swiss franc, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
By Editorial Staff
4/20/2010 12:15:00 PM
In the November 2009 issue of Elliott Wave International's monthly Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, co-editors Steven Hochberg and Peter Kendall published a careful study of Goldman Sachs company history -- and made a sobering forecast for its future. In this special three-part series, we are releasing the entire Special Report to you. Here is Part II; please come back later this week for Part III.
Filed Under: Goldman Sachs, Robert Prechter, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, AIG
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/16/2010 3:00:00 PM
In November 2009, Elliott Wave International's monthly Elliott Wave Financial Forecast published a careful study of Goldman Sachs' history -- and made a grim forecast for the firm's future. In this special three-part series, we will release the entire Special Report to you. Here is Part I; come back next week for Parts II and III.
Filed Under: Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett, U.S. Treasuries, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
The Weakest Link
Let’s address a key point that most mainstream analysts seem to have missed.
By Jason Farkas
12/1/2009 2:30:00 PM
With all the talk about the end of the Great Recession, I continually ask myself the following questions: Am I just being a pessimist for believing in a deflationary depression? Am I a fool to fight those who make the rules: Congress, the Fed and the Treasury? So, let’s address a key point that most mainstream analysts seem to have missed...
Filed Under: Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
Trouble in Dubai: Another "Lehman Brothers"?
Did Lehman failure cause the financial crisis? Not if you look at it from an Elliott wave perspective.
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
11/27/2009 12:00:00 PM
Friday morning (November 27) brought troubling news from Dubai. This begs the question: Could this be this year's "Lehman Brothers" event? As we all know, mainstream financial pundits have almost universally blamed the 2008 Wall Street meltdown on Lehman's bankruptcy. Is Dubai this year's "Lehman"?
Filed Under: Lehman Brothers, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
9/23/2008 5:00:00 PM
As the stock market continues its violent 400-point swings back and forth, one question floods the minds of investors across the country: Where is a secure place to park my money, besides the floor boards? And, like a broken record, the conventional wisdom repeats, “Gold, gold, gold…” Are they right?
Filed Under: gold futures, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, AIG, safe haven
Category: Gold and Silver
By Nico Isaac
9/17/2008 5:00:00 PM
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down some 800 points over the past three days (Sept. 15-17). Monday alone was its sixth steepest drop EVER, at 504 points. How does the recent sell off in stocks fit into the big picture AND does that picture contain the etchings of a wee cub, or a mature adult?
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Lehman Brothers, bailouts
Category: Stocks
By Jim Martens, Senior Currency Strategist
9/17/2008 4:30:00 AM
Have forex traders lost confidence in the idea that the U.S. was ahead of the rest of the world in regard to bad news – and now it’s leading the way back, away from the edge of recession? Or have they lost faith in the way the U.S. does business? And if it’s the latter, does it mean they have lost faith in the capitalist way of life? And what could that mean for the U.S. dollar? Here are some thoughts from Elliott Wave International’s Senior Currency Strategist
Filed Under: Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, U.S. dollar, euro
Category: Currencies
By Editorial Staff
9/12/2008 3:00:00 PM
Now, with the Dow in decline and the current problems with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Lehman on the front pages, more people may want to know exactly what Bob Prechter has forecast for the U.S. economy.
Filed Under: Fannie Mae, Lehman Brothers, great depression, 1929 Stock Market Crash, market crash, Bear market, South Sea Bubble
Category: Classic Prechter
By Nico Isaac
9/10/2008 7:15:00 PM
In hindsight, it may appear more-than-obvious that Lehman was next in the line of Wall Street firms going from “the good life” to life support. But what about before? The public was oblivious all the way up to the red-flashing LEH ticker tape...
Filed Under: Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
Category: U.S. Economy