By Bob Stokes
11/29/2011 4:15:00 PM
It is true that so long as short selling in a major downtrend is allowed, the opportunity will be real indeed for investors who can manage the risk. Just beware of two facts...
Filed Under: Bear market, conquer the crash, european markets, risk management, short selling
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
9/20/2011 5:15:00 PM
Senior U.S. Equity Analyst Tom Prindaville watches intraday market movements like a hawk. He knows when trendlines have been breached, impulsive waves are unfolding, and corrective moves are underway. He identifies and labels waves on an intraday scale in the way our other services label waves on a longer time scale. If you're an experienced stock speculator, find out how to gain that extra intraday edge you've been looking for...
Filed Under: Elliott Wave trading, momentum, short selling, trade targets, Traders, trendlines, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Robert Folsom
9/7/2011 5:15:00 PM
In case you're wondering, stocks did rally the day after they imposed the short-selling ban. From there, however, the major U.S. indexes began a free-fall on the order of 25% ...
Filed Under: short selling, Robert Prechter, Elliott wave
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
8/16/2011 5:00:00 PM
On August 12, financial officials of France, Spain, Italy and Belgium imposed a temporary ban on short selling. The move is meant to stabilize equity and financial markets after a violent rout has sent European bank shares to their lowest levels since the credit crisis of 2008. So, will this "muscle-flexing" measure save the financial day?
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, conquer the crash, credit crisis, europe, European debt crisis, short selling
Category: European Markets
By Jill Noble
5/25/2011 5:30:00 PM
The Elliott Wave Principle posits that fractal patterns govern the markets (and broadly-traded stocks), down to the one-minute chart. These patterns typically unfold in 5 wave and 3 wave structures, no matter what the business news includes.
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Fibonacci, fundamental analysis, Nasdaq Composite, short selling, technical analysis, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
5/11/2011 5:00:00 PM
Afternoon contra moves follow the same general principles as the morning contra moves. This move has the potential to be much more important than the morning. Learn more...
Filed Under: breadth, Dick Diamond, Fibonacci, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), online trading, Relative Strength Index (RSI), short selling, stochastics, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, trading lessons, trendlines, VIX, volatility, volume
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
5/9/2011 4:45:00 PM
Do "margin requirements" explain the metal's swift price tumble? The just-published May Financial Forecast says...
Filed Under: gold futures, mania, short selling, silver, silver futures
Category: Gold and Silver
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/9/2011 4:00:00 PM
Since the May 4 top near $1.4950, the EUR/USD (the euro-dollar exchange rate and the most actively-traded forex pair) has lost an incredible 700 points ("pips" in forex lingo). That's a 7-cent gain by the U.S. dollar against the euro -- in just 4 trading days. You'll find many explanations for this dramatic reversal in the mainstream financial press. But here's one that's not often discussed...
Filed Under: Daily Sentiment Index (DSI), Elliott wave, euro, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, forex trading, market forecasts, sentiment, short selling, U.S. dollar, volatility
Category: Currencies
Gold and Silver: Why Are Prices Falling?
The timeline of the selloff reveals whether the recent news headlines are the real culprit
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/5/2011 3:30:00 PM
Gold and silver fell hard again on May 5: Gold touched an intraday low of $1463 per ounce (from $1,577 on May 2), and silver fell as low as $35 an ounce (from $49 on April 25.) Investors want explanations, and here are some of the more popular ones...
Filed Under: diversification, Elliott wave, gold futures, hedge funds, inflation, mania, market crash, market manipulation, safe haven, short selling, silver futures, U.S. dollar, volatility
Category: Gold and Silver
By Bob Stokes
5/2/2011 5:15:00 PM
Diamond has established trading principles over his four-decade trading career. Learn and follow his principles, and you'll take your first steps down the path to the right trading choices -- in up and down market trends...
Filed Under: Dick Diamond, Fibonacci, forex trading, futures trading, Keltner channels, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), oscillators, Relative Strength Index (RSI), S&P 500, short selling, stochastics, stock indexes, successful traders, technical analysis, Traders, trading lessons, volume
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
1/24/2011 5:00:00 PM
E-minis are one of Master Trader Dick Diamond's favorite trading vehicles. He calls them the "best day-trading or swing-trading vehicle to come around Wall Street ever!" Diamond has undertaken what he calls "primary studies" of ten technical indicators, and his approach to E-minis trading is based on what these indicators show him...
Filed Under: Dick Diamond, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Fibonacci, forex trading, futures trading, Keltner channels, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), Nasdaq Composite, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), online trading, oscillators, Relative Strength Index (RSI), S&P 500, short selling, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, trendlines
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
1/18/2011 5:45:00 PM
He established trading principles and vowed to stick by them. As Diamond applied them, he did indeed make a comeback -- which has lasted until this very day. You can discover a few of those principles in this article...
Filed Under: breadth, Dick Diamond, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Fibonacci, investor psychology, Nasdaq Composite, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), online trading, oscillators, risk management, short selling, successful traders, technical analysis, technical indicators, Traders, trading lessons
Category: Stocks
Ban on Short Selling: Are European Markets Now Safe?
"A ban on short selling creates a market with no latent buying power at all," says EWI president Robert Prechter
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
9/23/2010 4:45:00 PM
Sep 15 (Reuters): "The European Union's executive unveiled a blueprint on Wednesday to curb or ban short-selling and tighten controls on derivatives..." If you're wondering whether this will save European stock markets from another meltdown, think back to the summer of 2008, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made a similar move. Do you remember where the DJIA went shortly after?
Filed Under: European Union (EU), short selling, derivatives, Robert Prechter
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
8/12/2010 3:15:00 PM
Well, you might be surprised to learn who is largely driving the market down when "fear" is in control..
Filed Under: short selling, conquer the crash, Robert Prechter
Category: Stocks
By Susan C. Walker
2/19/2010 2:45:00 PM
Do you think buying or selling stock during a panic will be “smoother” than in the past because modern computers are involved? In fact, today’s system — much improved, to be sure — is nevertheless a recipe for an even bigger mess during a panic. Investors will be so nervous that they will screw up their orders. But that's not all.
Filed Under: short selling
Category: Classic Prechter
By Editorial Staff
9/19/2008 4:00:00 PM
Government officials and newspaper editorials, even those from skeptical writers, have been unanimous in claiming that a bailout, no matter how unpleasant, was “necessary.” But this is nonsense. Find out why.
Filed Under: bailouts, bailouts, Wall Street, short selling, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Category: Classic Prechter