Category: Stock Market

There is one solution to staying ahead of oil’s trend changes — Elliott wave analysis! You know the expression “God works in mysterious ways”? Well, according to an August 6 CNBC article, the price action of one financial market — i.e., crude oil — has out-mystified even God himself. Or, rather, the well-heeled star of… Read more Oil Trend Change?

Years ago we used to hear the chatter about how OIL price is going through the roof because either the world is about to reach peak production or has already done so. There was talk of the world running out of OIL and the price would inevitable skyrocket and there was no going back as… Read more Peak Oil? Oil Price Decline Continues

After the rally from 2009 stock market bottom, stocks relentlessly marched up often without a breather. We have reported complacency has reached extreme levels in the past. But that in itself does not pinpoint a top. But when we have multiple measures lining up, one has to stop and contemplate the possibility that we are… Read more Unprecedented Extremes Indicate Stock Market Bubble

“Chao gu” is the Chinese term for speculating in stocks. Roughly translated, it means “stir-frying” shares. Lately, though, for millions of Chinese investors, it means getting fried. Enter the “nerve-shredding,” “whiplash-inducing,” rollercoaster “tantrum” of China’s stock market. After soaring to 7-year highs on June 12, both the Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen stock indexes collapsed in… Read more Volatility in Chinese Stock Market

Most tech stocks lead by Silicon Valley companies had a great run after the 2009 bottom. Nasdaq once again reached above 5000. The Silicon Valley traffic is unbearable, the rents for tech workers are unpayable, housing in the valley challenges prior heights, or already above. Yet the stock market pundits make us believe stock have… Read more The New Nasdaq Bubble

A good economy is not necessarily bullish for the stock market! Learn how you can get our FREE, 53-page State of the Global Markets report now >> On Friday (Feb. 27), the 4th quarter U.S. GDP was revised downward to 2.2% from the original 2.6%. “U.S. stock markets shrugged off the revision,” wrote Fox Business.… Read more A Growing Economy is NOT Always Bullish for Stocks

When the market goes up, or when it goes down, the mainstream media often explains via events or earnings. But very often, the morning headline gets stale by the afternoon on the same day. In the morning it goes something like: XYZ earnings disappoint investors, stocks are crashing! Then by the afternoon they have to… Read more Why Did the Stock Market Go Down?

Stocks Top When Everyone Feels Safe Are the complacent investors heading for another cliff? Steve Hochberg on the state of retail money market funds vs. stock market capitalization, filmed at the 2014 Las Vegas Money Show Editor’s note: The article below is adapted from the transcript of the live presentation above, originally recorded at the… Read more Money Market Funds Signal Reversal For Stocks

There are financial parallels between the 1920s and today – is history set to repeat? When the financial media mentions the late 1920s, they usually mean the 1929 stock market top and the market crash that followed. But today’s investors can also learn from what happened in 1928. That was the year that the bond market… Read more Will Stocks Peak One Year After Bonds?

Gold is down despite the printing press! Commodities are down! Peak OIL is not the topic anymore. Home prices have moved up with record low cost of lending and tremendous FED help. Stock market defied gravity in 2013 and is holding up so far. But how far can it go? Is the turn near once again? The financial community always… Read more 15 Eye Popping Charts Reveal 2014 Forecast