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Editor’s Note: The following article is excerpted from Robert Prechter’s April 2010 issue of the Elliott Wave Theorist. For a limited time, you can visit Elliott Wave International to download the full 10-page issue, free. By Robert Prechter, CMT Technical Indicators It is rare to have technical indicators all lined up on one side of… Read more What Do These 8 Technical Indicators Mean for the Markets? |
Category: Stock Market
Articles about stock market, market timing, technical indicators, stock market trends, market top, market bottom.
Blaming “Market Manipulators” For Losses is a Huge Obstacle to Success
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By Editorial Staff In 1984, Elliott Wave International’s founder and president Robert Prechter won the U.S. Trading Championship, setting a new all-time profit record of 444.4% in a monitored real-money options account in 4 months. In the average 4-month contest, over 75% of contestants, mostly professionals, fail to report profits. In November 1986, in his… Read more Blaming “Market Manipulators” For Losses is a Huge Obstacle to Success |
Deflationary Crash?
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What makes stocks rise? What makes steady Employment? What makes home prices increase? Social mood is what drives the markets, the economy, politics and the culture: http://www.tradingstocks.net/socionomics/ Early in the game when debt levels are down, as the social mood improves in capitalist economies, people start borrowing to create a good future for themselves. They work hard,… Read more Deflationary Crash? |
Market Myths Exposed: Inflation Is Not A Threat, Deflation Is
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By Nico Isaac Most people are confident they can recognize a myth when they hear one: Wearing a hat causes baldness; eating a bunch of carrots gives you perfect vision; ‘light’ cigarettes are better for your health than the regular kind. But what about this sentence: Inflation is the number one threat to the US… Read more Market Myths Exposed: Inflation Is Not A Threat, Deflation Is |
What You Can Learn From a Multi-Millionaire Who Understood Market Psychology
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By Elliott Wave International How much do you know about Bernard Baruch? He’s mentioned in the foreword of The Elliott Wave Principle – Key To Market Behavior, A.J. Frost’s and Robert Prechter’s definitive book on wave analysis (emphasis added): “Baruch, a multimillionaire through stock market operation and adviser to American presidents, hit the nail on… Read more What You Can Learn From a Multi-Millionaire Who Understood Market Psychology |
The Wave Principle: Where The Rubber Hits The Road
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By Nico Isaac You could be to technical analysis what tweens are to texting, and it wouldn’t make a lick of difference: You still wouldn’t necessarily be trading at your fullest potential. The reason being: Without Elliott wave in your technical analysis toolbox, it’s like looking at the world of opportunity through a narrow keyhole… Read more The Wave Principle: Where The Rubber Hits The Road |
Your Cheatin’ Chart Will Tell On You
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By Elliott Wave International “Your cheating chart will tell on you.” Hank Williams may not have known about Elliott waves, but he did know when a story doesn’t add up. Such is the case with the nominal rise of the Dow Jones Industrials from 2000 to 2007. In the language of country music, this stock… Read more Your Cheatin’ Chart Will Tell On You |
Fibonacci Techniques for Math Geeks and Everyone Else, Too
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By Editorial Staff The word Fibonacci (pronounced fib-oh-notch-ee) can draw either blank stares or an enthusiastic response. There’s hardly any in-between ground. But for those who ask how an esoteric mathematical relationship can apply to price charts and trading, here’s a quick lesson. Everyone who uses Elliott wave analysis will sooner or later want to… Read more Fibonacci Techniques for Math Geeks and Everyone Else, Too |
What Can Movies Tell You About the Stock Market?
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By Editorial Staff The following article is adapted from a special report on “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” published by Robert Prechter, founder and CEO of the technical analysis and research firm Elliott Wave International. Although originally published in 1985, “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” is so timeless and relevant that USA Today… Read more What Can Movies Tell You About the Stock Market? |
Paper Trading Is NOT What Will Teach You To Trade
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By Editorial Staff This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “What a Trader Really Needs to be Successful” — a classic Special Report by EWI’s president Robert Prechter. … 3. Experience. Some people advocate “paper trading” as a learning tool. Paper trading is useful for the testing of methodology, but… Read more Paper Trading Is NOT What Will Teach You To Trade |