Trader’s Narrative

The stock market’s resilience was in good form today as it inched ahead, managing to recover from the shallow pull back of 3 weeks ago. The Dow Jones even managed to put in a new high for the year while the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq were not far behind. I’m not sure if […]

While the bulls flex their muscles day after day, it is daunting for those who believe that the economy is not on sound footing and that the latest earning season is not about to suddenly provide a cornucopia of better than expected earnings - especially since expectations have been ratcheting up so much recently.
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This is a guest post by EWI.

As the major stock markets turned down in late 2007 and then started to rally in March 2009, many people who believed in fundamental analysis have begun to question its validity.
Famed technical analyst and Elliott wave expert Robert Prechter has long called for the bear market we are now […]

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By Jeffrey Kennedy
When I began my career as an analyst, I was lucky enough to have some time with a few old pros.
One in particular that I will […]

Yesterday we looked at what happens when the S&P 500 is this far above its long term moving average. If you haven’t yet read that, click on the previous link and read it first because then what follows will make much more sense.
As you’d expect, when the stock market is stretched 20% or more above […]