Five Fatal Flaws of Trading
Preview some tips from Jeffrey Kennedy, head of EWI's brand new Elliott Wave Junctures service.
By Jill Noble
5/18/2012 5:30:00 PM
While there is no magic formula, EWI Senior Instructor Jeffrey Kennedy has identified five fundamental flaws that, in his opinion, stop most traders from being consistently successful. For more information from Jeffrey Kennedy on improving your trading, preview EWI's brand new service, Elliott Wave Junctures.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Elliott Wave Principle, investment decisions, investor psychology, Relative Strength Index (RSI), stochastics, successful traders, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Education
By Bob Stokes
5/9/2012 5:00:00 PM
Elliott wave trader Jeffrey Kennedy had individuals like you in mind when he said "I began my career as a small trader, so I know firsthand how hard it can be to get simple explanations of methods that consistently work. In more than 15 years as an analyst since my early trading days, I've learned many lessons, and I don't think that they should have to be learned the hard way." The Best of Trader's Classroom offers 14 trading insights that you can use now...
Filed Under: Club EWI, contracting triangle, diagonal triangle, Elliott Wave trading, Fibonacci, futures trading, Jeffrey Kennedy, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Trading Lessons
By Nico Isaac
4/20/2012 5:30:00 PM
It’s been over two years since the European Central Bank began its open-heart surgery of the eurozone's anemic economy. So far, the procedure has included an unprecedented $3 trillion-plus in bailouts, monetary transfusions, AND toxic debt transplants. Yet, according to a recent slew of discomforting news reports, the economies across the pond would still flatline in seconds without constant life support.
Filed Under: bailouts, banks, central banks, Club EWI, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, eurozone, monetary policy
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
4/20/2012 4:45:00 PM
Four years after we brushed up against "financial Armageddon," it appears our financial system is still not as stable as it needs to be. We believe that you should plan ahead for a run on bank deposits. Here's why...
Filed Under: banks, Ben Bernanke, cash, Club EWI, conquer the crash, credit crisis, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Robert Prechter, safe banks, safe haven, subprime lending, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/23/2012 8:45:00 AM
The recorded sound of a truck backing up literally goes off on professional trader Peter Brandt's computer when it's time to "back up the truck" on a trade. The sound means a trade set-up is good as it gets. That's when Brandt might double or even triple his average trade commitment. Brandt says trades like that can make up fully 50 percent of his annual return. Learn how Peter Brandt has stayed ahead in the trading game...
Filed Under: Club EWI, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Education
By Bob Stokes
3/22/2012 6:00:00 PM
Our Financial Forecast has said for years that the bailouts and the European Union itself would come to grief, even as other observers were optimistic. Here's a case in point...
Filed Under: Club EWI, euro, euro stoxx 50, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, financial forecast, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
By Editorial Staff
2/14/2012 2:45:00 PM
The Popgun is a two-bar pattern composed of an outside bar preceded by an inside bar. It introduces swift, tradable moves in price. Learn how to incorporate this bar pattern into your Elliott wave analysis.
Filed Under: Club EWI, coffee futures, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave trading, successful traders, trade targets, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Trading Lessons
By Debbie Iseler
2/7/2012 10:15:00 AM
Elliott waves often correct in terms of Fibonacci ratios. Once you learn about the common ratios, you will be able to identify target and retracement levels that you can use to make objective trading decisions.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave trading, Fibonacci, technical analysis, trading lessons
Category: Trading Lessons
By Hope Welborn
1/30/2012 10:00:00 AM
Patterns are everywhere. If we look closely, we can see patterns in almost everything around us. The price movements of financial markets are also patterned, and Elliott wave analysis gives you the tools to interpret those patterns.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, Fibonacci, Ralph Nelson Elliott, trading lessons
Category: Trading Lessons
By Laura Rispin
1/17/2012 5:30:00 PM
The following excerpt from The Commodity Trader's Classroom provides important information about integrating technical indicators into Elliott Wave Forecasts .See what Jeffrey Kennedy loves and hates about technical indicators and study how he uses them to his advantage with your FREE 32-Page eBook, The Commodity Trader's Classroom:
Filed Under: Club EWI, Jeffrey Kennedy, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), trading lessons
Category: Trading Lessons
By Laura Rispin
1/12/2012 12:00:00 PM
Elliott Wave International's Jeffrey Kennedy explains what he loves and hates about technical indicators and shows you how he uses them to his advantage in this excerpt from his FREE eBook, The Commodity Trader's Classroom.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Jeffrey Kennedy, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), stochastics
Category: Trading Lessons
By Bob Stokes
1/10/2012 5:15:00 PM
It's time to learn specific steps on how to financially protect yourself before the economy sinks even deeper into a deflationary depression. Indeed, you can even position yourself to prosper in the months ahead. How?...
Filed Under: Club EWI, commercial real estate, conquer the crash, deflation, foreclosures, mania
Category: Real Estate
(Video): 5 Keys to Spotting Trade Setups
Elliott wave analyst shows you the 5 keys to identifying a high-probability trade setup
By Editorial Staff
1/10/2012 11:00:00 AM
In this free video, Senior Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy explains the 5 keys to identifying corrective, or countertrend, price action. Doing so, as Jeffrey puts it, will allow you to "identify high probability trade setups."
Filed Under: Club EWI, Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave trading, Fibonacci, futures trading, technical analysis, technical indicators, trading lessons, trendlines, video
Category: Trading Lessons
By Laura Rispin
12/20/2011 2:15:00 PM
Since 1999, Elliott Wave International senior analyst and trading instructor Jeffrey Kennedy has produced dozens of Trader's Classroom lessons exclusively for his subscribers. While commodity markets are known as some of the toughest trading environments around, these actionable lessons from a skilled veteran can help you trade commodities, or any market for that matter, with more confidence.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Jeffrey Kennedy, trading lessons
Category: Commodities
By Bob Stokes
12/8/2011 4:15:00 PM
The pace of the deteriorating economic trend appears to be accelerating. Our analysis suggests that it's part of a larger deflationary trend that has a long way to go. Learn how to prepare and protect yourself...
Filed Under: Club EWI, conquer the crash, deflation, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Alexandra Lienhard
12/7/2011 11:45:00 AM
Is the bank really the safest place to keep your money? Robert Prechter joins the Mind of Money host Douglass Lodmell to discuss what backs bank deposits and how you can keep your hard-earned money safe.
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, Club EWI, video, safe banks, interview
Category: U.S. Economy
By Editorial Staff
12/6/2011 9:45:00 AM
Successful market timing depends upon learning the patterns of crowd behavior. By anticipating the crowd, you can avoid becoming a part of it. The Wave Principle is not primarily a forecasting tool; it is a detailed description of how markets behave. The progression of mass emotions from pessimism to optimism and back again tends to follow a similar path each time around.
Filed Under: Club EWI, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Education, Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave trading, investment decisions, Robert Prechter, successful traders, technical analysis, trading lessons
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
11/30/2011 4:30:00 PM
Fifteen major U.S. and European banks were just downgraded by Standard & Poor's. Please consider this insightful excerpt from a recent Elliott Wave Theorist titled, "The Coming Worldwide Bank run"...
Filed Under: bailouts, central banks, Club EWI, credit crisis, debt downgrade, european central bank, European debt crisis, liquidity, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis, stimulus package
Category: U.S. Economy
Markets Aren't Rational
EWI's Brian Whitmer shows how the European financial markets move despite the news
By Debbie Iseler
11/23/2011 2:45:00 PM
As the news from Europe about bailouts and the euro's viability changes by the hour, EWI's European editor, Brian Whitmer, doesn't see the uncertainty as a problem. In fact, he points out that when uncertainty blooms, you can really see that markets aren't rational and that Elliott waves tend to become even clearer.
Filed Under: brian whitmer, Club EWI, eu, euro, europe, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone
Category: European Markets