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S&P 500: Did the “Death Cross” die?

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:21:24 +0000

The sharp upward rally in the S&P 500 surprised many people, myself included. However, the rally did not change the “Death Cross” which we pointed out as being a negative and significant market event that does not occur very often.

This market’s rally also did not change our weekly and monthly “Trade Triangles” which are still red and indicating that the trend is headed lower.

In this short two minute video, I show you some other aspects of the S&P 500 that I think you should be watching.

As always our videos are free to watch and there are no registration requirements.

I would love to hear your comments about this or any of our other market videos.

Watch the video here: Did the “Death Cross” die?

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admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:25:14 +0000

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admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:17:34 +0000

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Dollar index to rally?

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:26:50 +0000

The dollar index, which put in a strong performance in the first six months of the year, pulled back from its recent highs and appears to be in defensive mode.

If you are not familiar with the US dollar index (USDX), it is an index, or measure, of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies.

Its weighted geometric mean of the dollar’s value is compared with these currencies in the following percentages:

* Euro (EUR), 57.6% weight
* Japanese yen (JPY), 13.6% weight
* Pound sterling (GBP), 11.9% weight
* Canadian dollar (CAD), 9.1% weight
* Swedish krona (SEK), 4.2% weight
* Swiss franc (CHF) 3.6% weight

In this short educational video, I point out what we see in the dollar index and the reason why we think a potential rally may be in the foreseeable future.

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Watch the video here: Dollar index to rally?

The Bear Market and Depression: How Close to the Bottom?

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:15:07 +0000

July 12, 2010

By Elliott Wave International

While many people spend time yearning for the financial markets to turn back up, a rare few have looked back in time to compare historical markets with the current situation – and then delivered a clear-eyed view of the future informed by knowledge of the past. One who has is Robert Prechter. When he thinks about markets and wave patterns, he goes back to the 1700s, the 1800s, and — most tellingly for our time now — the early 1900s when the Great Depression weighed down the United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s. With this large wash of history in mind, he is able to explain why he thinks we have a long way to go to get to the bottom of this bear market.

Here is an excerpt from the EWI Independent Investor eBook, which answers the question: How close to the bottom are we?
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Originally written by Robert Prechter for The Elliott Wave Theorist, January 2009

Some people contact us and say, “People are more bearish than I have ever seen them. This has to be a bottom.” The first half of this statement may well be true for many market observers. If one has been in the market for less than 14 years, one has never seen people this bearish. But market sentiment over those years was a historical anomaly. The annual dividend payout from stocks reached its lowest level ever: less than half the previous record. The P/E ratio reached its highest level ever: double the previous record. The price-to-book value ratio went into the stratosphere, as did the ratio between corporate bond yields and the same corporations’ stock dividend yields.

During nine and a half of those years, from October 1998 to March 2008, optimism dominated so consistently that bulls outnumbered bears among advisors (per the Investors Intelligence polls) for 481 out of 490 weeks. Investors got so used to this period of euphoria and financial excess that they have taken it as the norm.

With that period as a benchmark, the moderate slippage in optimism since 2007 does appear as a severe change. But observe a subtle irony: When commentators agree that investors are too bearish, they say so to justify being bullish. Thus, as part of the crowd, they are still seeking rationalizations for their continued optimism, and one of their best excuses is that everyone else is bearish. This would be reasoning, not rationalization, if it were true.

But is the net reduction in optimism since 2000/2007 in fact enough to indicate a market bottom? For the rest of this issue, we will update the key indicators from Conquer the Crash that so powerfully signaled a historic top in the making. When we are finished, you will know whether or not the market is at bottom.

Figure 1 updates our picture of Supercycle and Grand Supercycle-degree periods of prosperity and depression. The top formed in the past decade is the biggest since 1720, yet, as you can see, the decline so far is small compared to the three that preceded it. There is a lot more room to go on the downside.

Figure 2 updates the Dow’s dividend yield. Over the past nine years, it has improved nicely, from 1.3 percent to 3.7 percent, near its level at previous market tops. If companies’ dividends were to stay the same, a 50 percent drop in stock prices from here would bring the Dow’s yield back into the area where it was at the stock market bottoms of 1942, 1949, 1974 and 1982. But of course, dividends will not stay the same.

Companies are cutting dividends and will cut more as the depression deepens. So, the falling stock market is chasing an elusive quarry in the form of an attractive dividend yield. This is a downward spiral that will not end until prices get ahead of dividend cuts and the Dow’s dividend yield goes above that of 1932, which was 17 percent (or until dividends fall so close to zero that the yield is meaningless).

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This article, The Bear Market and Depression: How Close to the Bottom?,was syndicated by Elliott Wave International. EWI is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts lead by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

Dow and S&P Update: Can We Keep Going Higher?

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:27:21 +0000

by Adam Hewison

We owe trillions of dollars, but Crude oil is at $86 a barrel, the DOW, S&P, and NASDAQ are making new highs almost everyday and unemployment is officially at 9.7%.

Everything is great! Happy days are here again… Right?

So is the DOW, S&P, and NASDAQ all going to keep going higher forever? Or are the teachings of a dead mathematician going to reverse this juggernaut of a market?

In my new video I show you exactly what I mean and how the these indices could be very close to a very important tipping point.

Watch the Video: Can we keep going higher?

This is without a doubt, one of the most important videos I have ever made and if you are concerned about your financial future, you don’t want to miss it.

Gold All-Time High Coming?

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:17:13 +0000

Is gold ready to challenge its all-time high?
by Adam Hewison

The bull market inched higher during Sunday night trading, subsequently pushing gold to its best levels since December of last year. The sudden move down on Monday was a reminder that the 1160 area is an area of resistance for this precious metal.

Watch the video

In this new video on gold, I’ll show you some of the indicators that you may want to look at in this market.

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admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:45:52 +0000

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admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:54:31 +0000

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Swoosh Goes Nike – Energy Fields – Free video

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:29:12 +0000

by Adam Hewison

In today’s short video, we take a look at Nike (NKE) and project what we see in the future for this market.

As you know, we’ve discussed energy fields in the past and just how important they are to markets and Nike is no different. There is a huge energy field under this market capable of carrying it much, much higher. In the video I discuss a specific target zone for this stock.

As always, our videos are free to watch and there are no registration requirements. I would really like to hear back from you in regards to your thoughts on this video.

Watch the video here: Swoosh Goes Nike

Running time: 3:52