If You Want To Be a Wolf, Run With Wolves
An interview with a maverick trader and "a true Elliott wave expert."

Elliott Wave International is proud to present an interview with Roberto Hernandez, a maverick trader and "a true Elliott wave expert," as his mentor, Dick Diamond, calls him. Roberto graciously agreed to describe for Elliott Wave International's readers some of his favorite personal trading techniques...

Technical Toolbox Webinar: "Match" Made In Trading Heaven

Pop Quiz: What Comes After A Five-Wave Impulse Move?

It's mid-August, which means the kids will soon be back in school. If you recall any of your returning days to class, perhaps the memory is how smooth and easy it was, with little schoolwork beyond a simple quiz. But the markets only take off on weekends and federal holidays -- so an investor shouldn't find the Pop Quiz question in the headline too demanding, especially since we'll provide the answer now, to wit: After a five-wave impulse move (in either direction) come a three wave corrective move.

Video: Chinese, Indian Stocks Divergences Tell A Story
Sometimes all you need are the simplest technical analysis indicators.

Sometimes the simplest technical analysis indicators can also prove to be the most useful ones, again and again. Watch this free video for details.

Cotton Futures: Simple Does The Trick
Simply giving your charts a quick visual evaluation can go a long way in your forecasting.

Just like most with technical analysis methods, you can spend days coming up with different ways of applying Elliott wave analysis in your trading – or you can try and keep it simple. Personally, I much prefer simple. Trading is complicated enough.

European Stocks: Watch The "Market's Rhythm"
While chart patterns may seem chaotic, they have a distinct -- and predictable -- structure.

"A Chartered Financial Analyst was my houseguest several years ago, and I brought him to work with me at Elliott Wave International one day. He was an investment banker in New York and must never have had any association with technical traders before me, because he laughed when I introduced him to the Wave Principle. I also thought the whole area of technical analysis was silly – when I first encountered it. But now, I have seen patterns play out as expected so many times that I take their development very seriously – and you should, too."

Do the Stock Indexes Actually Show How Investors "Are Doing"?
Stock Market Myths 101

After all, half the households in America own equities via 401k accounts, mutual funds, IRAs, common stocks, etc., etc. Whatever the vehicle, people who own equities get in for "the long term." The "rational" advice of nearly all financial "experts" is for people to "buy and hold" in bull and bear markets. So that's exactly what investors do.
Right?
If you believe that, dear reader, then have I got a Biscayne Bay condo for you. The "experts" may well drivel on about how people should buy & hold, but any claim that most investors actually do so during bull and bear markets is complete rubbish....

Why Choose Technical Analysis Over Fundamental?

Is there any point in a market cycle at which Elliotticians and fundamental analysts will agree?