By Bob Stokes
5/23/2012 5:00:00 PM
The bigger story goes beyond a rough start for Facebook: the market has lately been unfriendly to several social media stocks. Take a look at this chart and commentary from the...
Filed Under: cultural trends, Elliott wave, investor psychology, Magazine Cover Indicator, Nasdaq Composite, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
5/22/2012 4:45:00 PM
Elliott wave practitioners know their discipline requires work. Yet that work can yield timely money-making insights...
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Theorist, Elliott Wave trading, Fibonacci, market forecasts, Nasdaq Composite, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Prechter's Perspective, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, technical analysis, Traders
Category: Classic Prechter
By Bob Stokes
5/21/2012 5:45:00 PM
The historic market action of April 29, 2011 is key to our outlook. Moreover, a May 1 market event handed us an additional clue. In the new Theorist, Robert Prechter writes...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Fibonacci, market forecasts, Nasdaq Composite, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Robert Prechter, S&P 500
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/10/2012 5:00:00 PM
When you trade stocks, the question is always the same: What's the trend? Looking at the market's "fundamentals" today, you'd probably agree that it's a tough call. Europe is tanking, but maybe it's not so bad; U.S. jobs market is improving, but not as well as we'd like. Is the Fed done "stimulating"? Will the ECB lower interest rates? And on, and on. Here's how Elliott wave analysis helps you cut through the guesswork...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, Interest Rates, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, stock indexes, technical analysis, trade targets, trading lessons, trendlines
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
By Bob Stokes
4/23/2012 5:15:00 PM
If Apple and other fund favorites continue to lose their polish, what could that mean for the overall market? Well, let's see what market history teaches us...
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Elliott Wave Principle, hedge funds, investment decisions, investment strategy, mutual funds, Nasdaq Composite, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), pension funds, S&P 500
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
4/18/2012 2:30:00 PM
Many market observers may not realize just how historically intense the interest in technology names has been. Recently, NASDAQ volume reached its highest level in its 16-year history! However, there's been a change...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, history, Nasdaq Composite, sentiment, volume
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/9/2012 5:30:00 PM
Stocks fell lower as this week began, and observers in unison blamed last Friday's weak U.S. jobs report. Don't fall for this argument. All you need is one look at this DJIA chart over the past week to see what's really going on.
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, unemployment
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
4/9/2012 4:45:00 PM
Some market participants are saying that the correction may have a little more to go, yet they also think a pullback will be shallow and the market will soon continue its climb. In other words: the quotes above represent the language and market sentiment of the 1990s. We know how that decade turned out...
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, financial forecast, history, investor psychology, mania, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, sentiment, Short Term Update
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/19/2012 5:00:00 PM
Investors view stock-repurchase programs as bullish. Indeed, how can it not be when the firm whose latest rally contributed 1/3 to the NASDAQ's gains this year says it will "support" its own stock? The logic seems sound. But read these two quotes...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, sentiment, short selling, technical analysis, technical indicators
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 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
"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 Bart Bruce
1/20/2012 12:00:00 PM
Robert Kelley, editor of Elliott Wave International's Futures Flash and ETF Flash uses Elliott wave analysis as his primary guide when scouring the financial markets for potential opportunities. Flash analysis also relies on other technical indicators to confirm Elliott wave forecast, identify the trend, and time the suggested entry/exit strategies. In this free 4-minute video clip, Futures Traders Flash editor Robert Kelley shows you how he uses the Volatility Index (VIX) to identify trend reversals in the S&P.
Filed Under: Gold, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, silver, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, VIX
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
1/5/2012 10:30:00 PM
On January 4, I began a three-part series titled "Famous Stock Market Myths Exposed." The first piece tried to dispelled the widely held notions of the stock market's consistent seasonal biases. Today, let's look at another backbone of mainstream economic thought: that earnings are the driver of stock market trends.
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), earnings, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/3/2012 6:30:00 PM
You can probably relate: Every year, come January 1, I just can't help but feel that "every little thing is gonna be all right," as Bob Marley sang. This year, the mainstream financial community is sharing the same sentiment. Here's how our own December 30 Short Term Update summarized it...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), market forecasts, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, sentiment, unemployment
Category: U.S. Economy
Stocks vs. Bonds: T-bills, Anyone?
Many shun Treasuries, but few realize that in 2011 they matched the S&P 500
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/14/2011 5:30:00 PM
U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills have long been the wallflower of the investment world: too old-fashioned, too boring -- and, most importantly, with yields stuck near zero, not very good "earners." Despite all that, EWI's president Robert Prechter has long recommended T-bills (along with cash and other "cash equivalents") as the ultimate capital safety in these uncertain times. Prechter's conservative investment stance has paid off -- and in more ways than one. Reports our own December 9 Short Term Update...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, Short Term Update
Category: Stocks
S&P 500: How Much More of This Sideways Nonsense?
Stocks lately have been acting like a bad boyfriend: Just won't commit. But -- don't miss the "BEST NEWS" part below
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/13/2011 3:00:00 PM
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
12/7/2011 5:00:00 PM
A market commentator recently opined that stocks aren't being kept afloat by hopes for a European debt solution, but then claimed that the real reason to be bullish is very low interest rates. What does the evidence show? Take a look at the chart...
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, Treasury bills (T-bills), Interest Rates
Category: Stocks
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
11/3/2011 5:30:00 PM
Please read these financial news headlines and then take a guess as to when they were published...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott Wave trading, Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, recession, S&P 500
Category: Stocks