By Bob Stokes
5/15/2012 5:00:00 PM
For the past several months, volatility was absent as the market mainly traded sideways. Many participants were complacent. Some opined that the market was simply gathering its strength before the next leg up. We viewed the lackluster market action as...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, market forecasts, S&P 500, technical indicators, U.S. STOCK MARKET, VIX, volatility, volume, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
4/26/2012 4:45:00 PM
The stock market: one week it acts like Dr. Jekyll, the next week it's Mr. Hyde. What do we make of these dramatic fluctuations?...
Filed Under: Bear market, Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), Elliott wave, herding, investor psychology, market crash, market forecasts, Nasdaq Composite, risk management, Robert Prechter, U.S. STOCK MARKET, volatility
Category: Stocks
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
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/27/2012 6:30:00 PM
This week started badly for the euro. As forex markets opened in Asia late on Sunday (US time), and after the European traders joined in, the euro-dollar exchange rate fell to near $1.3200. The EUR was losing to the USD "on concerns over the health of the eurozone economy," reported news headlines. But Elliott wave patterns in EUR/USD charts disagreed...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, eurozone, forex, forex trading, technical analysis, technical indicators, trading lessons, U.S. dollar, volatility
Category: Currencies
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/19/2012 10:45:00 PM
With the DJIA making gains so far this month, the Jan. 18 issue of Elliott Wave International's Monday-Wednesday Friday Short Term Update takes a look at market sentiment...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), S&P 500, sentiment, steve hochberg, U.S. STOCK MARKET, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Alexandra Lienhard
12/12/2011 3:00:00 PM
Robert Prechter joins Yahoo! Finance Breakout host, Jeff Macke, on December 6, 2011. Prechter compares the current market to the late stages of the 1929-1933 period in U.S. history -- a time marked by extreme volatility. Could anything like 1929-1933 happen again?
Filed Under: video, interview, Elliott Wave Theorist, Robert Prechter, yahoo! finance, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
10/31/2011 4:15:00 PM
As the Dow dips back under 12,000 -- learn timeless trading tips and how to avoid common pitfalls in this clip from our Online Bear Market Tutorial
Filed Under: Bear market, bull market, Elliott Wave trading, personal finance, risk management, Traders, trading lessons, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
10/7/2011 11:45:00 PM
Did you realize that so far this year, France’s CAC 40 stock index has taken back nearly 2 years’ worth of gains in a mere 7 months? Same is true for the pan-European Eurostoxx 50 index. And, as markets dropped in September, less than 10% of futures traders said they were bullish on the DAX, FTSE, CAC 40 and Eurostoxx 50 in August and September. More...
Filed Under: CAC40, DAX, Elliott Wave trading, euro, european central bank, European debt crisis, eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis, sentiment, soverign debt crisis, Swiss Market Index (SMI), volatility
Category: European Markets
By Jill Noble
10/7/2011 5:15:00 PM
Filed Under: personal finance, risk management, technical analysis, Traders, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
10/6/2011 5:15:00 PM
In this clip from his presentation at the London School of Economics, Bob Prechter discusses neurobiology and the biological impulses that make "rational self-interest" so difficult.
Filed Under: herding, history, personal finance, Robert Prechter, Robert Prechter, volatility
Category: Classic Prechter
Need an Expert Guide for Navigating Near-Term Market Opportunities?
Why the editor of EWI's Monday-Wednesday-Friday Short Term Update Steve Hochberg called for the recent market drop days before it happened
By Andrea Dibben
9/23/2011 2:15:00 PM
Sometimes you make a snap decision -- and then cringe when looking back. If only someone would have tapped you on the shoulder and said, "Hang on, don't do that!"
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Short Term Update, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
9/22/2011 6:30:00 PM
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave trading, personal finance, Robert Prechter, risk management, Traders, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
9/22/2011 4:15:00 PM
When did fund managers have that "record commitment to stocks"? Answer: just a few months before the early May 2011 high. Take a look at the chart...
Filed Under: 1929 Stock Market Crash, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, great depression, investor psychology, market crash, market forecasts, Nasdaq Composite, Robert Prechter, sentiment, volatility
Category: Stocks
(VIDEO) How to Trade with Confidence in a "Rush Hour" Market
Jeff Kennedy explains how the same discipline used in driving through traffic will help you stay safe in fast-moving markets.
By Jill Noble
9/7/2011 7:00:00 PM
How much do you value your money? Do you care enough about your investments to learn how to apply the discipline of "letting the market commit to you before you commit to the market?" Watch this Video Clip to learn more.
Filed Under: Bear market, Elliott Wave trading, Jeffrey Kennedy, personal finance, risk management, Traders, trading lessons, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
9/2/2011 4:15:00 PM
Investors come to our site in search of answers. Robert Prechter is a world-renowned market technician. He has forecast bear and bull markets alike, sticking to his Elliott Wave-based forecasting method for over 30 years.
Filed Under: Bear market, Robert Prechter, Elliott Wave Principle, Robert Prechter, Prechter's Perspective, risk management, Robert Prechter, Robert Prechter, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
9/2/2011 10:45:00 AM
If the market declines in August caught you off guard, you're already painfully aware of the costs of hesitating when prices swing 400-to-500 points in just one session. With Dow down for the fourth month in a row, time may be running out to be prepared for the next leg of the trend. We're here to help.
Filed Under: Bear market, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott Wave trading, investment decisions, Jeffrey Kennedy, risk management, Robert Prechter, Traders, volatility, Elliott Wave Principle
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
8/26/2011 5:15:00 PM
Robert Prechter then describes the market's price form, and how it should unfold in the immediate months and years ahead. After providing subscribers his thorough analysis, Prechter says...
Filed Under: Bear market, Dow Industrials, economic depression, Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave Theorist, great depression, market forecasts, Robert Prechter, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
8/24/2011 5:45:00 PM
If stock pickers under-perform even in a bull market, what chances do they have when the stock market is trending down? There's a better way to handle an uncertain economy and volatile market...
Filed Under: cash, conquer the crash, risk management, Robert Prechter, stock indexes, volatility
Category: Stocks
Where Should You Be in a Fast-Moving Market?
Hint: Avoid the herd. Be independent. Move at your own pace with our expert market mentors.
By Jill Noble
8/23/2011 11:15:00 AM
As markets swing wildly, there's never been a more important time to hone your trading skills. And the Wave Principle (and supporting technical tools) can indeed help you avoid pitfalls and identify unique opportunities.
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave trading, herding, Jeffrey Kennedy, risk management, technical analysis, Traders, volatility, Elliott Wave Principle
Category: U.S. Economy
Gold: Fireworks May Be Ahead
EWI's Metals Specialty Service gives you clues as to whether soaring gold prices are sustainable
By Nico Isaac
8/19/2011 1:30:00 PM
As a violent storm of sovereign debt crises, credit downgrades, and downbeat global economic news continues to ravage stock markets across the world -- investors have fled to the one mainstream "shelter" they know best: gold.
Filed Under: copper futures, Gold, safe haven, volatility
Category: Gold and Silver