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In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge

Robert Folsom — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:30:00

I have actually wondered why an actor would take such a part...

Stock Market "Sings" Sinatra

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:15:00

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...

How Punk Rock and Pop Music Relate to Social Mood and the Markets

Susan C. Walker — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:00:00

Although there's lots of upbeat music in the air now, we can assume that after this current bear market rally, we will hear angrier music on the airwaves as the market turns down. It might be a good time, then, to pay attention to what the markets were doing the last time punk rock blasted the airwaves.

Egypt Protests: Another Domino?

Jill Noble — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:15:00

These events occurred after declines in the stock market and thus are compatible with the socionomic hypothesis.

You'd Better Get a Bigger Coffee Table!

Jill Noble — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:00:00

To understand today's crisis -- and to be prepared for what's still to come -- demands a full grasp of how we got here. Prechter and Kendall's The Mania Chronicles offers all this at your fingertips.

A Safe Pension: Good Enough for Government Work-ers?

Jill Noble — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:45:00

Our most encyclopedic resource -- Pete Kendall and Robert Prechter's The Mania Chronicles -- offers a real-time account of the last financial mania and its aftermath.

Mania Chronicles

Jill Noble — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:00:00

Even before April 2000, Pete Kendall and Bob Prechter had identified a correlation between an increase in large charitable donations and major turns in the stock market.

The Herd Moves Into the Digital Pasture

Jill Noble — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:00:00

We may be reading our financial news on a Kindle, watching CNBC on our iPhone, or catching market advice in an online chat. But no matter the medium, the message is still generated by mass psychology.

Keep Ahead of the Herd in 2011

Jill Noble — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:00:00

This new year, resolve to look at the world in a different light, and learn to anticipate changes that will keep you ahead of the herd with an understanding of socionomics and the Elliott Wave Principle

In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge

Robert Folsom — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:15:00

Simply say the word and there's no explanation necessary. "Scrooge." It's often a playful insult, but when spoken seriously you know what it means...

WikiLeaks Overdose?

Jill Noble — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:45:00

As today's headlines report, WikiLeaks is under fire as leaked cables shed light on diplomatic tensions worldwide. Growing concern about authoritarianism and the drug wars in Mexico has been on the socionomic radar for months -- find out why.

Land of the Free? Maybe Not for Long...

Jill Noble — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:45:00

In the August 2010 issue of The Socionomist, researcher Alan Hall published a short update to his two-part "Authoritarianism" study, which had explained that the clouds of a gathering storm are fast approaching as "serious authoritarian/anti-authoritarian conflict is just beginning."

North vs. South: Do Rising Korean Tensions Equal Falling Stocks?

Nico Isaac — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:45:00

On November 23, North Korea opened fire on South Korea in a deadly skirmish that left buildings ablaze and residents fleeing for shelter. In the world of fundamental analysis, this is what's known as the "Grand Poobah" of market-moving events. We at Elliott Wave International, however, see this rationale as exactly backwards. While news can cause stock market volatility, the most extreme news events don't create broad trends -- they often mark the markets' turning points. Here's why...

How the Pilgrims Took A Risk

Robert Folsom — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:45:00

Here's the little-known part of the story: The harvest in 1622 was another failure, to the point that the remaining Pilgrims faced starvation. So in the spring of 1623 the Pilgrims decided to take a calculated risk. They allocated individual plots of land for ownership among the families and members of the colony. In turn, each of the new owners was responsible for their property and for what it would yield...

Why The Beatles Are Always in the News

Jill Noble — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:30:00

How do John, Paul, George and Ringo continue to appear in the headlines decades after they stopped making music together? For that matter, what causes the rise or fall in popularity of any artist at any given time? What can create celebrities out of the oceans of creative talent?

The Best Scary Market Movies

Editorial Staff — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:15:00

Everyone knows some scary movies, but which are the Best Scary Market Movies? Elliott Wave International's readers give it their best shots.

Why the "Stupid Season" of Politics Will Not End After the Nov. 2 Election

Robert Folsom — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:00:00

In post-WWII American politics, nothing compares to the past two years. The flood of pandering and vitriol; the bizarre conspiracy theories; the shameless demagoguery; the outright stupidity -- and so much more -- have combined to create something unique...

America's "Anger Day": November 2, 2010

Bob Stokes — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:30:00

We've all seen how that anger has flowed like lava in the political arena: The Tea Party, talk show host rallies, and declining poll numbers for sitting politicians, including President Obama. This negative mood is likely to...

Greener Pastures for Drug Legalization

Jill Noble — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:15:00

It's not California that is driving the trend toward decriminalizing marijuana use; it's social mood, which has become more bearish and less tolerant of the murders and mayhem caused by the drug war. That's how The Socionomics Institute's Euan Wilson explained this current social trend one year ago in his article, "The Coming Collapse of a Modern Prohibition," in the July 2009 issue of The Socionomist, available here, free.

Why "Marijuana Prohibition" May Go Up in Smoke

Bob Stokes — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:30:00

Imagine a policeman in California walking past an apartment as marijuana smoke drifts out an open window. Would you expect the policeman to bang on the door and arrest the "toker?"...