"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
Do Try This at Home!
The most helpful socionomic forecasts are the ones that no other method anticipates.
By Paul DeBoer
2/6/2012 10:00:00 AM
Socionomic insight is an astonishing tool that can be used to demystify markets. See what is in the latest Socionomist that can help guide you through the changes in the markets and can be incorporated into other areas of your life.
Filed Under: euro, European Union (EU), social mood, socionomics
Category: Socionomics
AUDIO: Peter Atwater on Socionomics
Nearly 30 years into his remarkable career, the self-proclaimed "financial services gypsy" talks about social mood and the markets.
By Jill Noble
1/31/2012 3:00:00 PM
Listen in for what industry-veteran Peter Atwater has to say about social mood and the financial services -- a preview of some of the great insights you can expect if you attend the 2012 Socionomics Summit.
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Education, social mood, socionomics, socionomics summit
Category: Socionomics
By Bob Stokes
1/30/2012 5:15:00 PM
Our Elliott wave analysis strongly suggests that the markets and economy are at rare historical junctures. Read what Robert Prechter recently said...
Filed Under: 1929 Stock Market Crash, deflation, Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), Elliott wave, herding, history, market forecasts, Random Walk Theory, Robert Prechter, social mood
Category: Stocks
Q&A with Author Terry Burnham, Ph.D.
The author of Mean Markets and Lizard Brains shares his views on Prechter's socionomic hypothesis.
By Jill Noble
1/22/2012 10:45:00 PM
Dr. Burnham will speak at this year's Socionomics Summit on April 14 in Atlanta -- take this opportunity to learn about his impressive 30-year career and his involvement in the latest social mood research.
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Education, Robert Prechter, social mood, socionomics, socionomics summit
Category: Socionomics
By Jill Noble
1/13/2012 5:45:00 PM
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Education, Robert Prechter, social mood, socionomics, socionomics summit
Category: Socionomics
By Nico Isaac
1/12/2012 4:45:00 PM
On the financial playground, long-term bonds are generally the last picked for the winning team -- well behind equities, commodities, high-yield (junk) bonds, even the barely established emerging markets. The reason being: the amount of time it takes to actually reap the fruits of your return. BUT, as a January 5, 2012 CNBC articlereveals, the asset that supposedly nobody loves has outperformed them all.
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, deflation, Elliott wave, emerging markets, hyperinflation, inflation, Interest Rates, liquidity, prechter, QE2, quantitative easing, social mood, Treasury bonds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Treasuries
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nathaniel Williams
12/22/2011 1:30:00 PM
What's behind the sharp contrast in the clothing worn by leaders at the Japanese and Bali meetings? Socionomics, the study of social mood, provides a clue. It posits that the same social mood that governs stock prices ALSO drives cultural trends -- like fashion.
Filed Under: Bear market, bull market, social mood
Category: Asian Markets
By Editorial Staff
12/22/2011 9:30:00 AM
Most people's thinking simply defaults to physics when analyzing financial events. But when we take the time to examine the results of applying that model, we find that it is not useful either for predicting or explaining market behavior.
Filed Under: Bear market, bull market, cultural trends, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, Elliott Wave Theorist, Elliott Wave trading, fundamental analysis, investment decisions, investor psychology, prechter, Prechter's Perspective, Robert Prechter, sentiment, social mood, socionomics, stock indexes, stock market cycles, technical analysis
Category: Classic Prechter
Stock Market "Sings" Sinatra
Prechter's new Elliott Wave Theorist explores the fascinating social mood behind a 20th century music icon
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/20/2011 6:15:00 PM
Why do some individuals -- say, an actor, or singer, or politician -- enjoy great success, even as others with as much (or more) talent do not? And why do some of the talented, hard-working individuals stay at it for years with little result -- until suddenly their star starts to shine? You've probably pondered these questions before. Here's what you may have concluded: talent, perseverance, but mainly a lot of dumb luck -- that's the "right mix." But actually, something more than dumb luck is indeed at work...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Education, Robert Prechter, social mood, socionomics
Category: Cultural Trends
By Editorial Staff
12/20/2011 10:45:00 AM
We have already seen that economic performance, earnings and inflation do not necessarily coincide with movements in apparently related financial markets. Is there any evidence that dramatic news events that make headlines, such as terrorist attacks, political events, wars, crises or any such events are causal to stock market movement?
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, investment decisions, investor psychology, market forecasts, market myths, Robert Prechter, social mood, stock indexes, technical analysis, terrorist attacks
Category: Classic Prechter
By Editorial Staff
12/16/2011 9:45:00 AM
In the world of physics, action is followed by reaction. Most financial analysts, economists, historians, sociologists and futurists believe that society works the same way. They typically say, “Because so-and-so has happened, such-and-such will follow.”
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, Gold, precious metals, Robert Prechter, social mood
Category: Classic Prechter
By Susan C. Walker
12/15/2011 12:00:00 PM
Nike's price chart looks like a player who just launched from the free throw line to sky for a slam dunk. But, wait, who's that player coming in for the block? It's Social Mood.
Filed Under: social mood
Category: Socionomics
By Susan C. Walker
12/15/2011 10:45:00 AM
if you want to know how those percentages might become less extreme, don't look to Occupy Wall Street protestors for the solution. Instead, look for a bear market. It has always been the great leveler.
Filed Under: Bear market, personal finance, social mood
Category: U.S. Economy
By Editorial Staff
12/12/2011 5:45:00 PM
People default to physics when predicting social trends. The Law of Conservation of Momentum makes possible our modern technological world. People rely on it every day. Despite its use in so many areas, however, it is inapplicable to predicting social change.
Filed Under: cultural trends, history, investment decisions, investor psychology, social mood
Category: Classic Prechter
By Bob Stokes
12/6/2011 5:15:00 PM
Even though the economy remains weak, the Fed has not announced additional quantitative easing. Has the central bank reached its monetary and political limit?...
Filed Under: banks, central banks, deflation, inflation, monetary policy, monetization, quantitative easing, social mood, stimulus package, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/1/2011 10:00:00 AM
Don't blame Martin Van Buren for America's first deflationary depression. What is more powerful than a President of the United States? The answer is...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, great depression, history, social mood, South Sea Bubble
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
9/13/2011 3:30:00 PM
After wrapping-up his section on debt, Prechter states, "And now I’m going to update you in our final group of slides, which pertain to the forecast for the next five years." These charts are a must-see for anyone who wants to protect their financial future...
Filed Under: debt crisis, Elliott Wave Theorist, Robert Prechter, social mood, stock indexes
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
8/30/2011 5:00:00 PM
Ever notice how some celebrities give their human babies even wackier monikers than they do their pets. “Blanket” vs. “Bubbles,” for example. The first one is a boy, the second a chimpanzee. But while the trend toward bizarre baby names seems fueled by the eccentricities of the uber-famous, in truth it reflects collective human psychology at its most basic.
Filed Under: Bear market, bull market, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), social mood, socionomics, The Socionomist, terrorist attacks
Category: Socionomics
By Susan C. Walker
8/19/2011 3:00:00 PM
"The turning tide of social mood" means that as optimism turns to pessimism, stock markets reflect that mood in more bearish trends. And there are other telltale signs that people and their leaders are less willing to tolerate one another.
Filed Under: Prechter's Perspective, social mood
Category: Classic Prechter