The U.S. Dollar’s 2014-2015 Rally

Let’s look at the 2014-15 Dollar rally and how the Elliott Wave Principle applies to Currencies and Foreign Exchange (Forex). I always say trading forex markets is like riding a bike — except that said bike has one flat tire and the ground beneath it is covered in ice.

So why is Forex so popular, you might ask? In fact, forex is the most liquid market on earth, where trillions of dollars change millions of hands every day.

The reason people are so willing to ride that bike — so to speak — is because if you can stay on, the rewards are often unmatched. The trick, of course, is staying on.

What Stock Market Bulls Might Be Overlooking- Video

A growing economy is not necessarily bullish — see for yourself. If a strong economy means a strong stock market, then stocks should have continued higher in 2007 when GDP expanded at 2.7%, unemployment was 4.6% and Consumer confidence was very strong, . They didn’t, instead the Dow fell more than 50% over the next year and a half:

Economic Cycles of Energy and Technology

Everything moves in cycles whether it is the price of a barrel of oil, the overall stock market, real estate or technology. So where is it heading from here? Are we in for a boom or a bust? That is always the key question. Is it time to be skeptical of the markets, bullish on gold, or does the stock market hold the key? In today’s article Jared Dillan editor of Bull’s Eye Investor, takes a look at where we’ve been and where we are going.

Market Trends Diverging

Today we are going to take a look at two common stock market charts that individually tell opposite stories but when combined give us an interesting insight into the overall market. The first chart is the S&P 500. As I’m sure you are aware the S&P 500 represents Standard and Poor’s top 500 companies.

4th Try at Breaking Above Resistance- Video

The market has seen a definite resistance line since it first tested 2000 back in July. It’s second attempt to break through came in September and the third attempt came in late November and early December and now it is trying to break out to the upside once more. Note that the second attempt was two months after the first and third was a little over two months but this test is only one month after the previous one with a very sharp rebound. In today’s post Chris Ciovacco will look at the possibilities.

Warning: Fast Moving Market

As volatility decreases people get complacent and get in a rut things become “normal” and so they are less alert to the bear around the next corner waiting to maul them. In today’s article Jared Dillian, editor of Bull’s Eye Investor, looks at the effects this complacency can have on your investments.

Is This Lagging Sector Ready To Lead?

Investing is about probabilities. The improving fundamental and technicals in the housing sector tell us the odds of success in that sector are also improving. It should be noted that even if the weekly trends continue and homebuilders lead, that does not remove normal retracements and pullbacks from the equation. The odds of good things happening in homebuilders are better today than they were in early October.

The Plunge Protection Team Strikes Again

We have been expecting a major correction for quite some time now.  In preparation for a market correction the index starts growing more slowly and then finally starts falling. Our NYSE Rate of Change (ROC) chart showed a slowing growth level and then generated a sell signal back in the first quarter of 2014. But […]

Could The S&P 500 Fall To 1,625?

A Trip Down Correction Memory Lane Since the correction-less market theory has been dropping transmission parts over the last three weeks, it is prudent to revisit some topics we have touched on in the past. We will focus on two questions: How far can stocks drop? How long can corrections last? History Says Corrections Can […]

Top Approaching in Berkshire Hathaway?

By Elliott Wave International Editor’s note: The following article originally appeared in a special September-October double issue of Robert Prechter’s Elliott Wave Theorist, one of the longest-running financial letters in the business. It piques our interest when a person or company makes the front page of a magazine or newspaper. On August 15, USA Today […]