Why Consider This $4-Trillion-a-Day Market? Part II
Elliott Wave International's forex expert discusses the pros and cons of speculating in currencies vs. stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/23/2012 2:30:00 PM
Elliott Wave International presents Part II of the interview with Jim Martens. (Read Part I here.)
Filed Under: currency, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave trading, euro, euro/USD exchange rate, eurozone, forex, forex trading, online trading, prechter, risk appetite, risk management, Swiss franc, U.S. dollar, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), usd/jpy, volatility
Category: Currencies
The World Has Suddenly Surrendered to Mass Optimism. Should You?
History shows that at market extremes many of the most opinioned bears and bulls surrender to popular opinion. The market then moves violently AGAINST popular opinion.
By Editorial Staff
4/6/2012 12:15:00 PM
Consider this. A week after the Dow's all-time high in October 2007, Robert Prechter went on Bloomberg to describe "extremes that exceed 1929 or 1987...these are the harbingers of a change to the downside for the stock market." A week before the major low in March 2009, he went on CNBC to say "it's getting crowded on the bear side...we've been in a short position for a long time, I recommended that people get out of it." S&P futures traders were a record 98% bears (only 2% bulls) on the very day of the low Prechter went on TV to call for a major turn to the upside. In other words, people were telling you to sell at the worst possible time. What about now? Here's what WE think.
Filed Under: Bear market, Bob Prechter, bull market, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave Theorist, Elliott Wave trading, herding, market crash, market forecasts, prechter, quantitative easing, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, stock indexes, stock market cycles, the fed
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
3/13/2012 6:00:00 PM
From Miami to Phoenix; New York to California -- a growing wave of debt is forcing many once-thriving municipalities onto the edge of bankruptcy. And in the case of Jefferson County, Alabama -- which filed the largest Chapter 11 case in U.S. history last November -- right over that edge. So, was there a way to identify the pre-conditions of the muncipal bond crisis before it occurred? Yes.
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, conquer the crash, municipal bonds, prechter, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Editorial Staff
3/2/2012 11:45:00 AM
In the 1930s, Ralph N. Elliott discovered that stock market prices tend to move in recurring patterns. He defined these patterns (or "waves") and explained how they combine to create larger versions of themselves. He called his discovery the Wave Principle. Learn this method that successful investors have used for decades.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave Principle, prechter, Ralph Nelson Elliott
Category: Classic Prechter
Stock Market Bull: Real or Phony?
Robert Prechter's new Elliott Wave Theorist puts the S&P 500 rally to a "golden" truth test
By Nico Isaac
2/27/2012 5:15:00 PM
On February 24, the S&P 500 rose to its highest level in nearly four years after breaking through its long-standing April 29, 2011, peak. And, according to the mainstream experts, there is just one word to describe the S&P's long-term future: "Ole!" Are the bulls right?
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, bull market, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Gold, prechter, real Dow, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
2/16/2012 2:45:00 PM
What makes Bollen's work particularly notable is that it challenges the assumption of fundamental analysis that the news drives the markets...
Filed Under: prechter, social media
Category: Socionomics
European Stocks: A Chicken or a Fox?
EWI's European Stocks Specialty Service brings you original price charts and objective Elliott wave analysis of the Euro STOXX 50's next big move
By Nico Isaac
2/8/2012 5:30:00 PM
If you didn't know any better, you might think the recent news items regarding the European stock markets were being written from inside a loony bin. Case in point, the following slew of Euro-related headlines: "European stocks DECLINED as Greek talks... continued" -- VERSUS -- "European Stocks RISE Amid Greet Debt Talks."
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, euro stoxx 50, europe, european markets, Fibonacci, fundamental analysis, prechter, Prechter's Perspective, Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/3/2012 6:45:00 PM
Mainstream analysts can busily debate Europe's "fundamentals," but here at Elliott Wave international our European Financial Forecast editor Brian Whitmer reports this...
Filed Under: AEX, bailouts, Elliott wave, euro, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, eurozone, prechter, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
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 Editorial Staff
1/31/2012 5:30:00 PM
You've probably come to this website to learn how to use Elliott wave analysis to impove your investment or trading results. Well, you're not alone. People have been using Elliott for decades, and today, we are speaking with one of them: Ms. Alayne Ginsberg, who discovered the Wave Principle back in the 1970s, and has been a fan ever since. Alayne talked to us on the phone from Colorado.
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Theorist, prechter, Robert Prechter
Category: Classic Prechter
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 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
Can The Fed Rebuild The US Housing Market?
Robert Prechter's latest Elliott Wave Theorist shows you compelling evidence on whether the wait for a housing recovery is almost over
By Nico Isaac
1/23/2012 5:30:00 PM
As the leading US economists look ahead to the future, they see one glaring obstacle standing in the way to lasting recovery: the still, defunct real estate market. And, according to many mainstream experts, there is one surefire way to turn the housing sector around: government stimulus, stimulus, and more stimulus.
Filed Under: central banks, home sales, housing prices, Interest Rates, prechter, Robert Prechter, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Real Estate
By Nico Isaac
1/19/2012 4:30:00 PM
As I write, the wheels on one of the most dangerous stock market myths go round and round in the mainstream finanical press. SEE this news item from January 12: "A drop in oil prices and strong bond auctions in Europe drove US stocks to a slightly higher close today." (Irish Examiner) The problem is, there is no consistent inverse correlation between oil prices and stock prices. It's time for this particular notion to meet its maker.
Filed Under: crude oil, Elliott Wave Theorist, fundamental analysis, prechter, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Energy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/18/2012 6:30:00 PM
What was it about the Elliott wave structure of EURUSD (the euro-dollar exchange rate and world's most actively traded forex pair) that told our analysts to expect EURUSD to fall in the second half of 2011? Let's look at a sample of our actual analysis.
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, euro, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, European debt crisis, eurozone, forex, forex trading, prechter, technical analysis, technical indicators, U.S. dollar
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
1/12/2012 4:45:00 PM
On the financial playground, long-term bonds are generally the last picked for the winning team -- well behind equities, commodities, high-yield (junk) bonds, even the barely established emerging markets. The reason being: the amount of time it takes to actually reap the fruits of your return. BUT, as a January 5, 2012 CNBC articlereveals, the asset that supposedly nobody loves has outperformed them all.
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, deflation, Elliott wave, emerging markets, hyperinflation, inflation, Interest Rates, liquidity, prechter, QE2, quantitative easing, social mood, Treasury bonds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Treasuries
Category: U.S. Economy
By Editorial Staff
1/10/2012 10:45:00 AM
Many people think that government intervention in the credit markets will cause major inflation. It's a complex issue to understand, but perhaps this analogy will help clarify what has really been happening.
Filed Under: banks, central banks, consumer credit, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, debt, deflation, Elliott Wave Theorist, hyperinflation, inflation, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S., deflation, inflation, prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Jill Noble
1/3/2012 10:00:00 AM
As a young trader, Brandt says he had the good fortune of having two older traders show him the ropes. He says: "As much as I love trading, it's a tough business. I want to teach young traders -- and then hire them. I hope that through my Traders Boot Camps, I'll find that new talent."
Filed Under: investment decisions, personal finance, prechter, risk management, successful traders, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Stocks
By Hope Welborn
12/28/2011 2:15:00 PM
Now is a good time to look back over the past year and assess your finances. Do you have the information needed to make wise decisions in the next year? Prepare and take action now so that you'll be ready for what's ahead.
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt, deflation, Elliott Wave Theorist, hyperinflation, inflation, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S., deflation, economic depression, great depression, investment decisions, personal finance, prechter, recession, risk management, Robert Prechter, safe banks, safe haven
Category: U.S. Economy
By Laura Rispin
12/27/2011 12:45:00 AM
The first two myths from Market Myths Exposed, a free 33-page eBook that takes the 10 most dangerous investment myths head on and exposes the truth about each in a way every investor can understand.
Filed Under: club ewi, market myths, ebook, investment,, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave trading, prechter
Category: Stocks