During the past few years, The Federal Reserve has engaged in a “deliberate inflating policy.” This policy earned disfavor, both at home and abroad. Robert Prechter said this in the July Elliott Wave Theorist: “Foreign powers have been irate over the Fed’s deliberate inflating policy. At its outset, QE2 generated ‘a chorus of criticism’ from […]
In the May 2008 issue of his monthly Elliott Wave Theorist, Robert Prechter showed this chart of the Dow Jones Industrials. As you can see, prices go back to the 1970s. This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International. EWI is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered […]
In the May 2008 issue of his monthly Elliott Wave Theorist, Robert Prechter showed this chart of the Dow Jones Industrials. As you can see, prices go back to the 1970s. Please note that on the day this chart published (May 16), the Dow closed at 12,987 — barely eight percent below the Dow’s all-time […]
This brief message is all about you. To start with, however, I have to say something “about me.” I’ve been with Elliott Wave International since 1992: That’s a good long time, long enough to have seen lots of days when our staff did all it could to deliver forecasts that prepared subscribers for what’s next. […]
This brief message is all about you. To start with, however, I have to say something “about me.” I’ve been with Elliott Wave International since 1992: That’s a good long time, long enough to have seen lots of days when our staff did all it could to deliver forecasts that prepared subscribers for what’s next. […]
July 28 would have been Ralph N. Elliott’s 140th birthday, so it’s a fitting time to post an excerpt from his essay, “The Basis of the Wave Principle.” There’s nothing like reading for yourself what the discoverer of the Wave Principle wrote about how it works. This essay is taken from the book, R.N. Elliott’s […]
July 28 would have been Ralph N. Elliott’s 140th birthday, so it’s a fitting time to post an excerpt from his essay, “The Basis of the Wave Principle.” There’s nothing like reading for yourself what the discoverer of the Wave Principle wrote about how it works. This essay is taken from the book, R.N. Elliott’s […]
The European Banking Authority announced Friday that 8 banks had failed their stress tests and 16 more had narrowly passed. But the results drew much criticism from analysts, who said that the stress test is not strict enough. Indeed, this is something that European Financial Forecast readers have known since the first stress test last […]
The European Banking Authority announced Friday that 8 banks had failed their stress tests and 16 more had narrowly passed. But the results drew much criticism from analysts, who said that the stress test is not strict enough. This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline European Bank […]
Trading using technical indicators — such as the MACD, for example, Moving Average Convergence-Divergence — can do one of two things: help you or hinder you. Using them as a forecasting method alone can be about as predictable as flipping a coin. But when you combine them with other forms of technical analysis (i.e. the […]
Trading using technical indicators — such as the MACD, for example, Moving Average Convergence-Divergence — can do one of two things: help you or hinder you. This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline How to Find and “Hook” Potential Trade Setups. EWI is the world’s largest market […]
When Ralph Nelson Elliott discovered the Wave Principle nearly 70 years ago, he explained how social (or crowd) behavior trends and reverses in recognizable patterns. You can learn to identify these patterns as they unfold in the financial markets, and use them to help anticipate where prices will go next. Elliott Wave International has developed […]
When Ralph Nelson Elliott discovered the Wave Principle nearly 70 years ago, he explained how social (or crowd) behavior trends and reverses in recognizable patterns. You can learn to identify these patterns as they unfold in the financial markets, and use them to help anticipate where prices will go next. Elliott Wave International has developed […]
What is Technical Analysis? Now I am telling what is Technical Analysis (TA)? TA is a method to analyze stocks and make investment decisions accurately based on its passed history. TA works on Volume and Price. Actually TA works 80% on price and 20% volume. TA does not result in absolute predictions about the future. […]
Hard stop This is the most basic stop loss – placing a stop a given distance from your entry price. However, having a stop like this in a liquid market, doesn’t make much sense. Typically, the more liquid the market is, the farther out you place your stop loss, as your currency pair can have […]
Unlike conventional betting, spread betting is much more flexible and hence can be far more profitable for the bidder. A spread betting account must be able to offer the lowest spread and at the same time be able to fill in the orders quickly at a fairly reasonable price to help you get the best […]
The second round of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program, better known as QE2, will expire this week. The QE2 policy was officially announced on November 4, 2010, and has been widely credited with subsequent stock market gains. And now, according to rumors, the end of this “experimental” program will kill the stock rally — […]
The second round of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program, better known as QE2, will expire this week. The QE2 policy was officially announced on November 4, 2010, and has been widely credited with subsequent stock market gains. And now, according to rumors, the end of this “experimental” program will kill the stock rally — […]
Business Talk Radio host Gabriel Wisdom recently spoke with Pete Kendall, Co-Editor of EWI’s Elliott Wave Financial Forecast. Their discussion included a crucial but rarely asked question about economists and the Federal Reserve. Here’s the relevant excerpt: Gabriel Wisdom: “Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the economy is slowing but there’s faster […]
Business Talk Radio host Gabriel Wisdom recently spoke with Pete Kendall, Co-Editor of EWI’s Elliott Wave Financial Forecast. Their discussion included a crucial but rarely asked question about economists and the Federal Reserve. Here’s the relevant excerpt: Can the Fed and Economists Forecast the Future? See This Startling Chart. Elliott Wave Financial Forecast Editors Kendall […]
An ideal example of a speculative product in today’s market would be what is known as Contracts for Difference (CFDs) where the investor has the benefit of making an agreement on market products movements (such as stocks). To be more specific, the speculation refers to the practice where traders do not have to buy the […]
The 3 simple rules of Elliott wave analysis can help traders manage risk, ride market trends and spot price reversals. EWI’s Chief Commodities Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy values the Wave Principle not only as an analytical tool, but also as a real-time trading tool. In this excerpt from Jeffrey’s free Best of Trader’s Classroom eBook, he […]
The 3 simple rules of Elliott wave analysis can help traders manage risk, ride market trends and spot price reversals. EWI’s Chief Commodities Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy values the Wave Principle not only as an analytical tool, but also as a real-time trading tool. In this excerpt from Jeffrey’s free Best of Trader’s Classroom eBook, he […]
Spread betting is exempted from paying the capital gains tax compared to the traditional share trading where the trader pays the taxes on the winnings. Spread betting is you pay no taxes on your winnings. Stamp duty is also exempted for this type of trading. Just like dealing with the Investors Gold Index in which […]
As of June 10, the Dow has suffered the “longest losing streak since the fall of 2002. The market’s last seven-week stretch of losses began in May 2001, as the dot-com bubble deflated,” reports The Associated Press. As for why stocks are falling, most observers agree: Blame “weaker hiring, industrial output, and a moribund housing […]
As of June 10, the Dow has suffered the “longest losing streak since the fall of 2002. The market’s last seven-week stretch of losses began in May 2001, as the dot-com bubble deflated,” reports The Associated Press. As for why stocks are falling, most observers agree: Blame “weaker hiring, industrial output, and a moribund housing […]
“The Dow rose nearly 1 percent Thursday… Investors were encouraged by a report that the United States trade deficit had narrowed, one positive point in a recent string of weak economic data.” (June 9, 2011, Reuters) Think Lower Trade Deficit Is Bullish For the Stock Market? Now See This Chart U.S. trade gap narrowed in […]
“The Dow rose nearly 1 percent Thursday… Investors were encouraged by a report that the United States trade deficit had narrowed, one positive point in a recent string of weak economic data.” (June 9, 2011, Reuters) Before you join the crowd in thinking that shrinking trade gap is bullish for stocks, read this excerpt from […]
Bank failures still dominate headlines as the number of failing banks continues at an alarming pace in 2011. The odds are that you’ve seen at least one bank failure in your community since the financial crisis hit in 2008. Some economists claim we’re in a recovery, yet hundreds of smaller financial institutions still suffer from […]
Bank failures still dominate headlines as the number of failing banks continues at an alarming pace in 2011. The odds are that you’ve seen at least one bank failure in your community since the financial crisis hit in 2008. Some economists claim we’re in a recovery, yet hundreds of smaller financial institutions still suffer from […]
