Do Housing Prices Hurt/Help US Stocks?
See an eye-opening chart in Robert Prechter's current Elliott Wave Theorist that sets the record straight
By Nico Isaac
1/31/2012 5:00:00 PM
"Fundamental" analysis of financial markets follows one simple formula: negative economic data equal a fall in stock prices; positive data equal a rise. And, underneath every mainstream finanical news report, this equation lies. Take, for example, the long-awaited release of the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of US Property Values in 20 major cities.
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, debt, deflation, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Theorist, fundamental analysis, housing prices, inflation, prechter, S&P 500, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
1/23/2012 5:45:00 PM
Many scientists, mathematicians and others have observed that Fibonacci ratios are widespread in nature -- from galaxies to the human form to the DNA molecule. Another natural form that displays Fibonacci ratios is the price pattern of the financial markets...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Theorist, Fibonacci, market forecasts, phi, Traders, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
Can The Fed Rebuild The US Housing Market?
Robert Prechter's latest Elliott Wave Theorist shows you compelling evidence on whether the wait for a housing recovery is almost over
By Nico Isaac
1/23/2012 5:30:00 PM
As the leading US economists look ahead to the future, they see one glaring obstacle standing in the way to lasting recovery: the still, defunct real estate market. And, according to many mainstream experts, there is one surefire way to turn the housing sector around: government stimulus, stimulus, and more stimulus.
Filed Under: central banks, home sales, housing prices, Interest Rates, prechter, Robert Prechter, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Real Estate
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/19/2012 10:45:00 PM
With the DJIA making gains so far this month, the Jan. 18 issue of Elliott Wave International's Monday-Wednesday Friday Short Term Update takes a look at market sentiment...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), S&P 500, sentiment, steve hochberg, U.S. STOCK MARKET, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
1/19/2012 4:30:00 PM
As I write, the wheels on one of the most dangerous stock market myths go round and round in the mainstream finanical press. SEE this news item from January 12: "A drop in oil prices and strong bond auctions in Europe drove US stocks to a slightly higher close today." (Irish Examiner) The problem is, there is no consistent inverse correlation between oil prices and stock prices. It's time for this particular notion to meet its maker.
Filed Under: crude oil, Elliott Wave Theorist, fundamental analysis, prechter, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Energy
By Bob Stokes
1/18/2012 2:00:00 PM
Given that the Oracle of Omaha is buying back Berkshire shares, could that be a sign that this time is different -- that we're heading into a rip-roaring bull market?
Filed Under: bull market, cash, financial forecast, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
1/4/2012 12:45:00 PM
It's the first week of 2012, and the mainstream finanical experts have already turned their deck of old proverbs over to start again from the very top. Their first card is "the January Effect" -- the widespread notion that the performance of stocks in first month determines the rest of the year.
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
12/28/2011 6:45:00 PM
This holiday season, I watched the king of feel-good movies, "It's A Wonderful Life," for the umpteenth hundredth time. In the classic "what if" story, Jimmy Stuart as George Bailey is granted the opportunity to see what life would have been like if he had never existed. Well, from the fictional Bedford Falls, to actual Wall Street, I had to wonder: What if the early 2011 mainstream financial forecasts never existed? Would those who listened then have been better off -- or worse off -- today?
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
12/21/2011 5:00:00 PM
Nowhere is change more evident than in financial markets. The change is often slow and marginal, but sometimes it's sudden and immense. The latter sort always catches the majority of investors off guard. Why?...
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Principle, financial forecast, investor psychology, Robert Prechter, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
12/14/2011 5:15:00 PM
Judges, financial authorities, Wall Street Occupiers, politicians, and others may try to level the financial playing field, but the biggest earth mover will prove to be the bear market itself. The latest Financial Forecast provides this insight...
Filed Under: Bear market, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
12/12/2011 5:30:00 PM
Will the EU agreement prove bullish or bearish for world stock markets, including the Dow Industrials? Let's put it this way...
Filed Under: bailouts, banks, Dow Industrials, Elliott Wave Principle, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), Fannie Mae, stimulus package, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
STOCK, Drop, and Roll: How Long Will The Bulls Get Burned?
EWI's US Intraday Stocks Specialty Service shows you the critical details that explain where stocks are likely headed in the short term
By Nico Isaac
11/21/2011 6:00:00 PM
Over the last week, the US stock market has endured one triple-digit surge...after a triple-digit slide -- culminating in its worst five-session performance since September. Not helping matters is the mainstream analysts' INABILITY to stay in front of the turns. Elliott wave analysis helps to alleviate the main source of investor fear -- the element of the unknown -- by actually anticipating the market's twists.
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, stock indexes, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
11/7/2011 2:45:00 PM
Before you draw any conclusions about what the Dow Industrial's positive performance in recent weeks means, consider this interesting market fact...
Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Elliott Wave Principle, investor psychology, market crash, market forecasts, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
10/18/2011 4:15:00 PM
Some expert appears on TV with a fancy title under his name. He must know about the market. But the 2007-2009 financial crisis revealed once again just how often the Wall Street crowd is wrong. How about now?...
Filed Under: herding, investor psychology, Prechter's Perspective, Robert Prechter, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
10/17/2011 2:00:00 PM
The 7-1/4 years cycle has been evident in the market since 1980. Moreover, two more time-cycles confirm the message of the one just referenced. All three point to the same year for a bear market low...
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, Elliott Wave Theorist, market forecasts, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Elliott Wave Principle, stock market cycles
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
10/5/2011 5:45:00 PM
Trickster laughs at those who stay out of a rising market for a long time, only to get in when the trend is about to turn. When a downturn arrives he knows they'll be wedged between the fear of having made a mistake, and the hope that prices will turn back up. Trickster is at his best after...
Filed Under: Elliott Wave Theorist, investor psychology, Robert Prechter, South Sea Bubble, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
10/4/2011 4:00:00 PM
So where are we in today's stock market pattern? We've seen a lot of hard selloffs, yes -- but we've also seen some huge rallies. Do they suggest that maybe the "panic phase" is over -- and that it's safe to get back in?...
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), great depression, market forecasts, Robert Prechter, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Elliott Wave Principle
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
9/30/2011 5:00:00 PM
Small capitalization stocks and less liquid sectors have led some recent daily declines. Where could the "bear path" lead? Robert Prechter uses the Wave Principle to show you his radical forecast...
Filed Under: Bear market, Robert Prechter, U.S. STOCK MARKET, Elliott Wave Principle
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
(VIDEO) Prechter: "The Trend Is Exhausted"
The August Elliott Wave Theorist gives you an important review of ALL of the indicators and ALL of the charts that Prechter has shown subscribers over the past year
By Alexandra Lienhard
9/16/2011 11:30:00 AM
What is the real problem with today's market? Watch this excerpt from Robert Prechter's special, video issue of the August Elliott Wave Theorist. Prechter explains how the buildup of dollar-denominated debt has brought us to what he calls a critical market juncture.
Filed Under: debt, deflation, Elliott Wave Theorist, hyperinflation, inflation, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S. STOCK MARKET, video
Category: Stocks