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If The NASDAQ Leads, Will The Rest Of The Stock Market Follow?

Nico Isaac — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:15:00 ET

I recently sat down to watch Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," and immediately had a strange feeling of deja vu. Then it hit me: Time and again I fall down the mainstream financial "rabbit-hole" and enter a world where nonsense is the rule and reality is the ultimate intruder. Case in point: the widely held notion that a leading Nasdaq is a surefire bullish sign.

Is Perception Reality?

Bob Stokes — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:15:00 ET

The phrase "perception is reality" has been pronounced so often that some people think that to repeat it makes it true...

All Is Quiet On The Global Front -- For Now

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:15:00 ET

The financial news these days clearly shows that the world economy is on shaky ground. You'd think that because of that, the markets would be as jittery as some of the news anchors are. But they aren't. The DJIA, the world's benchmark stock index, has rallied since early February. And the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s VIX index (the "fear" index) also shows that the markets are not nervous. What does that tell us? Let's look at some historical evidence...

Paper Trading Is NOT What Will Teach You To Trade

Editorial Staff — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 ET

"Some people advocate 'paper trading' as a learning tool. Paper trading is useful for the testing of methodology, but it is of no value in learning about trading. In fact, it can be detrimental, by imbuing the novice with a false sense of security in 'knowing' that he has successfully paper traded the past six months, thus believing that the next six months with real money will be no different. Nothing could be further from the truth. Why?" Elliott Wave International's president Robert Prechter explains more in this important FREE report.

True Twisted Tales

Bob Stokes — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:30:00 ET

Suppose Alfred Hitchcock was still alive and could use his incomparable gifts as a storyteller and movie director to chronicle the true twisted tales of our recent financial, political, and social scene. No one would enjoy it more or do it better...

Learn Elliott Wave Analysis -- Free

Editorial Staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 ET

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.

Do You Have the Mental Fortitude to Accept Huge Gains?

Bob Stokes — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:00:00 ET

"It's one thing to know how something works, but quite another to make it work for you. The Wave Principle is no exception..."

Wave Principle Crash Course: There's No Going Back

Nico Isaac — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:45:00 ET

For over ten decades, the mainstream financial world has embraced the view that external news events drive trend changes in the markets. In less than ten minutes, EWI's senior tutorial instructor Wayne Gorman shatters that very idea into a fine dust, swept away into thin air. In part one of his exclusive, free Club EWI video series "Why Use The Wave Principle," Wayne first assesses the pitfalls of relying on macroeconomic models to forecast.

Callous, Uncaring and Unforgiving – And That Was Just a Supercycle Bear

Bob Stokes — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:45:00 ET

The bear market which began in 1929 was of Supercycle degree. The one we potentially face now is one degree larger. The last time we experienced a Grand Supercycle downturn was in 1720.

Economic Recovery: "Firmly On Track"? Faith vs. Facts

Nico Isaac — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:45:00 ET

On Monday March 1, I came across a striking image on the front page of a popular online news site. Under the caption "Leap of Faith," the drawing depicted a smiling investor effortlessly hurdling across a wide, open chasm from "Great Recession" to "Financial Stability." That about sums up the general viewpoint of the mainstream financial majority.