Dow Rallies, Dow Falls: What's Driving Volatility?

Last Friday (February 5) was yet another interesting day to compare the stock market action with the explanations from conventional analysts. (This show never gets old, I swear.) Around midday, the Dow was down almost 170 points; everything pointed to another grim day. But then the blue chips reversed and closed higher. Don't look for a good "fundamental" explanation: There was none.

U.S. Dollar Soars To A Seven-Month High: Will This Comeback Story Stay?

It's the comeback story seen the world over, and no, I'm not talking about the New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl. I'm talking about the long-time currency underdog -- the U.S. dollar -- overcoming the mainstream odds to pull off a surprising rally to seven-month highs.

Copper Prices Plunge: Is The Bull In Trouble?

On Friday, February 5, the words "hammered," "catastrophe" "punished" and "plunged" were used to describe the recent action in Copper prices. As I write, the red metal stands at its lowest level in three-months. This is the complete opposite of the "red hot" performance widely expected of copper for the start of 2010...

1 Point Explains Why 2010 Will Stand Out for Investors

The very center of the wave structure—the most volatile point in an impulse—should occur in 2010 when the market reaches a third-of-a-third wave on many levels. Find out why that's so important.

Soybean Prices: Will the Past Predict the Future?

Unlike the stock market, Soybeans experienced little of the slight gains of the first days of February. With such gloomy news, Soybeans' problems will likely persist, right?

Gold Prices In Free Fall: Safe Haven My Asparagus

On Thursday, February 4, gold prices took a front-row seat on the Nosedive Express: In just two hours of morning trading, the yellow metal plummeted more than $40/ounce -- its fastest price drop in more than 14 months. As for why -- well, according to the mainstream experts, a slew of negative economic news took the wind out of gold's upwardly-mobile sails; namely:

EUR/USD Falls Hard: What's Next? Find Out FREE

On February 4, the EUR/USD fell hard. The mainstream forex analysts blamed it on Mr. Trichet's statement, but Elliott wave patterns in the EUR/USD foretold the euro weakness way in advance. Here's your FREE chance to read latest Elliott wave forex analysis now. 

U.S. Stocks: Will The Bears Relinquish Control?

In case you were hiding out Tiger Woods' style far away from the mainstream media over last month, let me be the first to say: January saw an abrupt end to the US stock market's record-setting winning streak. Last count, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 4% in its worst monthly loss in a full year.

"Anger in the Air"

Pessimism On Display, Politically and Financially: Dare We Ask, "What Could Follow?"

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CRB Commodity Index: Wave Patterns Tell An Exciting Tale

Here's the thing: On January 31, 2010, the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of Commodities pulled a lemming: prices dove head first over a cliff to land at their lowest level in four months. Fact is though, no outside factors have been behind the market's fall, as the chart shown here makes plain...

GDP Up, DJIA Down: What Happened?

Last Friday (January 29) was a great day to watch the stock market and compare the price action against the explanations from analysts. Throughout the day, investors and analysts simply focused on the news stories that best fit that hour in the market... This seems like a flawed approach, and here's why.