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
1/8/2012 11:00:00 PM
Since August 2011, the FTSE 100 has rallied in a series of three-wave structures. The FTSE Small Cap Index recorded lower lows in both October and November. The DAX’s retracement high this past fall was a Fibonacci 61.8% of its previous decline. Rallies were weaker in the CAC 40 and Eurostoxx 50, as both indexes have retraced about 50% of their respective sell-offs. Get the detailed analysis of these observations -- and our forecasts -- in the opening section of the January 2012 European Financial Forecast.
Filed Under: Bank of England, Bear market, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/5/2011 5:00:00 PM
Every recent stock rally in Europe ignites the hope that the worst of the debt crisis is finally over. Yet every mini-crash that follows mocks those hopes once again... and again... We watched ups and downs like these in 2007-2009, too.
Filed Under: bailouts, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, economic depression, Elliott wave, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, soverign debt crisis, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Nico Isaac
11/30/2011 4:45:00 PM
For weeks on end, the European debt crisis has seemed like an all-eyes-on-the-asteroid hurtling toward earth. It appeared to get closer by the day; but no one could say if the asteroid would burn up mid-air, or crash into the global economy surface and annihilate the financial world as we know it. BUT on Wednesday November 30, the round-the-clock Euro death watch suddenly stopped. European stock markets rocketed to a one-week high, led by a stellar 4%-plus rally in the bellwether Euro Stoxx 50 index.
Filed Under: central banks, debt crisis, euro stoxx 50, europe, European debt crisis, european markets
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
11/4/2011 6:00:00 PM
In times of uncertainty -- when emotions run high and no one knows what will happen next -- the mainstream financial community is usually gripped by confusion and panic. And yet it's precisely at these sorts of "flash crash" moments that Elliott wave analysis shines, as wave patterns in price charts become clear. Why?
Filed Under: debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
By Susan C. Walker
11/3/2011 6:00:00 PM
While the guessing game goes on about Greece, EWI's European Financial Forecast editor, Brian Whitmer, combs through the conflicting messages and points out what really matters...
Filed Under: bailouts, debt crisis, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
10/20/2011 10:15:00 PM
The European single currency, the euro, was introduced in 1999. Today its report card -- and that of the eurozone -- looks impressive. Why, then, is the euro also quickly becoming one of the most suspect currencies in the world?
Filed Under: Elliott Wave trading, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, socionomics
Category: European Markets
European Banks: "Panic Now and Avoid the Rush"
"The Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish bank collapsed in September 2010 -- shortly after they received passing grades from European banking supervisors"
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
8/19/2011 10:00:00 AM
Bank stocks led the declines across Europe on August 18. At EWI, we are not afraid to call a spade a spade. A year ago, when the rest of the world was praising the results of the July 2010 European bank "stress tests," the editor of our monthly European Financial Forecast Brian Whitmer made this comment in the August 2010 issue...
Filed Under: bailouts, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
Global Market Perspective: Put Global Volatility On Your Side
As markets seem to fluctuate so unpredictably, EWI's latest Global Market Perspective offers you clear, objective forecasts
By Andrea Dibben
8/11/2011 4:45:00 PM
The new August Global Market Perspective offers you in-depth Elliott wave analysis and forecasts for 40+ global markets, in addition to dozens of Elliott wave-labeled charts.
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, CAC40, Chinese markets, DAX, debt ceiling, debt crisis, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott Wave trading, euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, europe, European debt crisis, forex, forex trading, FTSE, Japanese yen, Nasdaq Composite, Nikkei, S&P 500, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index, Shanghai Composite Index, sterling, Swiss franc, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: Global Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
8/8/2011 5:45:00 PM
France's CAC 40 plummeted another 4% on Monday, Aug. 8, extending the recent selloff to new lows. Could you have anticipated this market volatility that has seen the CAC 40 fall almost 20% in just one month? Yes -- with the right tools, that is.
Filed Under: CAC40, DAX, European Union (EU), euro stoxx 50, eurozone, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
8/5/2011 7:00:00 PM
Do you remember when the European debt crisis began to make headlines? It seems like it's been with us forever. But as EWI's August European Financial Forecast points out, the crisis began "21 months ago in Greece and Italy," as their respective stock markets topped. That's a hugely important point -- here's why...
Filed Under: CAC40, DAX, euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, europe, European debt crisis, FTSE, Greek debt, soverign debt crisis, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
Get One Global Perspective for 40+ Global Markets
With more than 50 charts on 100 pages, EWI's Global Market Perspective is the most comprehensive source of Elliott wave analysis you'll ever find.
By Nathaniel Williams
7/8/2011 5:45:00 PM
When it comes to global investing, the range of opportunities is practically endless. That's where Global Market Perspective's team of 10 analysts come in...
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, CAC40, DAX, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, European Union (EU), eurozone, Fannie Mae, FTSE, Nikkei, S&P 500, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index, Shanghai Composite Index, Taiwan index, U.S. dollar
Category: Global Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
7/5/2011 5:45:00 PM
As the European Union prepares its second aid package for Greece, analysts argue over which country will be next. Yet not one among them looks for answers from the one source that truly matters: the stock market itself. Why the stock market, you ask?
Filed Under: CAC40, DAX, Elliott Wave trading, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, europe, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
6/3/2011 6:00:00 PM
When the financial crisis hit hard in the fall of 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank made the now-infamous decision to refuse to bail out the Wall Street giant, Lehman Brothers. Today, the eurozone authorities are losing patience with Greece.
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, diversification, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis, Lehman Brothers, risk appetite, Sovereign Debt, Swiss franc, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/20/2011 12:15:00 PM
EWI's European Financial Forecast editor Brian Whitmer discusses his outlook for the European sovereign debt crisis and the European Union with Market Wrap radio host Moe Ansari. LISTEN NOW (14 mins.) >>
Filed Under: euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis, safe haven, Sovereign Debt
Category: European Markets
2007-2009 Bear Market: Was It All Just a Bad Dream?
The May issue of EWI's monthly European Financial Forecast looks at near-term trends in Europea markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/10/2011 4:45:00 PM
In peripheral European stock markets, such as the PIIGS eurozone nations, the rally off the March 2009 low unfolded in near-textbook Elliott waves. But "core Europe" has been another story. In the Eurostoxx 50, DAX, FTSE 100 and CAC 40, rallies from the 2009 low have exceeded typical Elliott wave targets...
Filed Under: CAC40, DAX, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, european central bank, European Union (EU), FTSE, sentiment, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
4/28/2011 3:00:00 PM
Imagine a natural disaster so big that the damage equaled 15% of a country's gross domestic product (GDP). This is not a hypothetical scenario: Recent history includes just such an event, so we know what direction market prices took after the disaster. Look at the chart...
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, CAC40, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), emerging markets, euro stoxx 50, FTSE, Nasdaq Composite, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), S&P 500, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index, Taiwan index
Category: Global Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/1/2011 7:15:00 PM
While German and British shares have advanced strongly in 2010-2011, peripheral European markets -- Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece (the proverbial PIIGS nations) -- have trended lower. Even France's CAC 40 and pan-European Eurostoxx 50 sit today where they did in late 2009, 18 months ago...
Filed Under: bailouts, CAC40, DAX, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis, Sovereign Debt, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
3/25/2011 12:30:00 PM
"Portugal's government has just collapsed. I've been researching emigration statistics in Ireland and peripheral Europe, and some of the data shows multi-decade extremes. At the same time, the conflict in North Africa is intensifying the anti-immigrant sentiment that has been growing in Europe for years. These two opposing forces are a recipe for..."
Filed Under: Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, Elliott Wave Principle, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
2/24/2011 4:00:00 PM
Anyone can wait until a change is obvious. It takes discernment and backbone to act ahead of time, especially when others are acting so normally -- blissfully unaware. A new 32-minute webinar about Europe's financial and economic landscape increases your awareness and helps you prepare for likely changes ahead...
Filed Under: Bank of England, CAC40, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis
Category: European Markets