By Elliott Wave International Elliott waves reflect the repetitive patterns of mass psychology — so they are ideally suited for analyzing the widely traded main stock indexes. On the other hand, thinly traded individual stocks may not trace out Elliott wave...
By Elliott Wave International You don’t hear much about the meme stock craze anymore — and for good reason. It’s all but dead and has been for months (Barron’s, Jan. 28): A Year After It Began, Meme-Stock...
By Elliott Wave International Big daily selloffs have occurred since the stock market’s downtrend began in January. For instance, on May 18, the Dow Industrials closed lower by 1,161 points — a 3.6% drop. The S&P 500...
By Elliott Wave International Intraday on April 27, the S&P 500 is trading 12.10% lower than it was at the start of the year. Right — not a huge setback — but negative nonetheless. Of course, it’s...
By Elliott Wave International Sure, it’s highly important to get out of value-losing risk assets before the onset of a big bear market. No analytical method offers a guarantee; however, our experience shows that if you follow the message...
By Elliott Wave International A long-held assumption is that “oil shocks” or dramatically rising oil prices are bearish for stocks. Look at these headlines: Dow slides nearly 800 points as oil hits $120 a barrel (Washington Post,...
By Elliott Wave International Large Speculators are a sector of traders monitored by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and are comprised mainly of hedge fund managers and trend followers. History shows that this group of traders is...
By Elliott Wave International It’s been mentioned before in these pages that the stock market is filled with paradox. Examples include the observation that widespread denials of the existence of a bubble is an excellent indicator that...
By Elliott Wave International Many market observers believe that the catalyst for the next bear market will be a piece of extraordinarily bad news. However, Elliott Wave International has shown time and again that the stock market’s...
By Elliott Wave International Penny stocks tend to be highly illiquid. In other words, it’s difficult to buy and sell them at favorable prices. Even so, the lure of low-priced shares is hard for many market participants...