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    Elliott Wave International: The Manic-Depressive Stock Market 

    Published on 05-03-2012 07:23 PM
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    The psychology of the market may be teetering on the edge
    By Elliott Wave International

    The stock market: one week it acts like Dr. Jekyll, the next week it's Mr. Hyde.

    That shift can even occur in the course of a single session.

    These dramatic fluctuations appear to be impulsive; and we know that impulse does not flow from cold reason. Even so, the Efficient Market Hypothesis would have us believe that investors are constantly applying reason and logic ...
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    Option Trading: A Basic Explanation of Debit Spreads 

    Published on 03-29-2012 01:50 PM
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    Welcome back to the world of options. My reality exists in three dimensions and far more combinations of potential positions than does the one-dimensional world of the stock trader.

    The view from my turret is ruled by the three primal forces of options — time to expiration, price of the underlying, and implied volatility. Consider for a moment the fact that each of these factors can independently impact a given option. Multiply this by several available expiration dates and strike prices; ...
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    The Three Phases of a Trader's Education 

    Published on 03-12-2012 07:26 PM
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    Learn Jeffrey Kennedy's tips for becoming a consistently successful trader
    By Elliott Wave International

    You've probably heard talk about "market uncertainty" in the financial news recently. But when are the market trendsever certain? The constant uncertainties contribute to your frustrations as a trader, and you need to have a method for dealing with the ups and downs. Every successful trader has one.

    Since 1999, Elliott Wave International's senior analyst and trading ...
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    Elliott Wave International: Five Fatal Flaws of Trading 

    Published on 01-13-2012 08:03 PM
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    Close to ninety percent of all traders lose money. The remaining ten percent somehow manage to either break even or even turn a profit -- and more importantly, do it consistently. How do they do that?

    That's an age-old question. While there is no magic formula, EWI Senior Instructor Jeffrey Kennedy has identified five fundamental flaws that, in his opinion, stop most traders from being consistently successful. We don't claim to have found The Holy Grail of trading here, but sometimes ...
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    Supply and Demand 

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    Published on 01-09-2012 05:09 AM
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    Supply and Demand: This is an economic model of price action determination in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, price will function to equalize the quantity demanded by consumers, and the quantity supplied by producers, resulting in an economic equilibrium of price and quantity.

    When supply exceeds demand there is a turn in price action. Price is driven down due to the quantity of goods being produced and the lack of demand for those particular goods. The ...
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    Why Choose the Wave Principle? 

    Published on 01-05-2012 12:33 PM
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    Robert Prechter reveals why he embraced the Wave Principle.

    By Elliott Wave International

    Robert Prechter is the widely recognized authority on the Elliott Wave Principle. Read how he learned about the Wave Principle and why he embraced it in the edited excerpt from his book Prechter's Perspective below (Q&A format):

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    Question: What was it about Elliott that captured your attention?

    Robert Prechter: I had seen some mentions of the Wave Principle in a few
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    University of California Report: 90% of Traders Will be Wiped Out 

    Published on 01-04-2012 04:39 PM
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    I wanted to share a surprising stat with you: A recent study from the University of California reports that over 92% of traders will be wiped out by financial institutions this year. Think about that for a second…you would probably have a better chance of getting your money back if you threw it into a burning building or put it in a blender!

    This really made me think; what are so many traders doing wrong that would cause people to throw away their hard earned money, deplete savings ...
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    Just Released: 50 top movers in 2012 

    Published on 01-04-2012 03:39 PM
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    What does a successful trader do that an unsuccessful trader can't seem to master? They quickly find and get in and out of the winning trades with expert precision. What does this better than anyone else? Smart money of course!

    Big banks and financial institutions have the capital and agility to persuade large and medium cap stocks to move in a preferred direction. It may sound like they have the upper hand, but individual traders can join them in a move and profit from the ride. ...
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    Elliott Wave: Stock Market Is Not Physics: Part IV 

    Published on 12-30-2011 06:54 PM
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    The following series is excerpted from two classic issues of Robert Prechter's Elliott Wave Theorist. Although originally published in 2004, the valuable series has been re-released in the Independent Investor eBook, along with over 100 pages of other reports that challenge conventional economic thinking.

    Here is Part IV of the series. Click these links to read Part I, Part II, and Part III. Or you can download your free copy of the Independent Investor eBook here.

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