By Nathaniel Williams
2/17/2012 3:30:00 PM
The sense of gloom about India's financial markets was tangible on December 18 when EWI's Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast editor was featured on India's Bloomberg UTV. Yet, when he went on air, he had a vastly different message: "I'm quite optimistic, actually." Find out why.
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Category: Asian Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/3/2012 6:45:00 PM
You may have noticed that many investors tend to think that "Stocks in the same region of the world move together." This assumption seems to make sense, because regions often do share trading ties, natural resources, labor pools, etc. And yet... it's not the reality.
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, Bank of Japan, Chinese markets, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, emerging markets, Indian markets, Nikkei, SENSEX, Taiwan index, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Asian Markets
By Paul DeBoer
1/18/2012 8:00:00 PM
In this 3-minute video excerpt from the Jan. 3 Asian-Pacific Short Term Update, analyst Chris Carolan explains the affect the rupee has on the S&P Nifty Index and what it may indicate for the intermediate term.
Filed Under: Asian-Pacific Short Term Update, Chris Carolan, currency, Indian markets, Indian Rupee
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
1/17/2012 1:30:00 PM
If 2011 was a year to forget for India's financial markets, does that mean 2012 will be the same?
Filed Under: Indian markets
Category: Asian Markets
Bear Markets, Lethal Flu and Hong Kong
Plus, a Look Ahead at Stocks in India, China, Australia and More -- Inside EWI's new, January 2012 Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/8/2012 10:15:00 PM
Hong Kong is one of the world's most vibrant financial centers, yet its name is also synonymous with lethal influenza. It's the city where the H5N1 avian flu was discovered 15 years ago. You probably knew that. But did you know that the H5N1 discovery -- and every major Hong Kong flu outbreak since then -- came at or near a low in the Hang Seng stock index? Few people realize this...
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, Bank of Japan, Chinese markets, emerging markets, Indian Rupee, Nikkei, Robert Prechter, SENSEX, Taiwan index, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
12/22/2011 1:30:00 PM
What's behind the sharp contrast in the clothing worn by leaders at the Japanese and Bali meetings? Socionomics, the study of social mood, provides a clue. It posits that the same social mood that governs stock prices ALSO drives cultural trends -- like fashion.
Filed Under: Bear market, bull market, social mood
Category: Asian Markets
By Editorial Staff
12/5/2011 5:30:00 PM
Most Asia-Pacific stock indexes reached important price lows this past September or October. In this final month of 2011, EWI's new Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast reveals whether those lows will hold -- or soon fall -- as we go into 2012.
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, Bank of Japan, Chinese markets, emerging markets, Indian Rupee, Japanese yen, Korean Won, SENSEX, Taiwan index, technical analysis, yuan
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
11/23/2011 3:00:00 PM
While the financial media focus on explaining why the markets move, they can miss the real market story. See how the Wave Principle caught an impending move in the rupee.
Filed Under: Asian-Pacific Short Term Update, Indian Rupee
Category: Asian Markets
By Susan C. Walker
11/11/2011 1:30:00 PM
What makes a nation decide to talk tough and rattle its sabers? It has much to do with a rising social mood as reflected by a rising stock market. See Turkey for an example.
Filed Under: eurozone
Category: Asian Markets
India and Pakistan: Different Paths, Same Destination
Plus, updated forecasts for the stock markets across the region -- all inside EWI's November 2011 Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast...
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
11/4/2011 6:30:00 PM
Today, while many market watchers worry about whether the eurozone is about to fall apart, India and Pakistan provide a story of coming together. What is going on? Why NOW? Is it really possible that the conflicts and mistrust between the world's 2nd and 6th most-populous nations should continue to wane and may even turn into a golden era of rapprochement? The November 2011 Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast gives you the complete socionomic analysis of the India-Pakistan relations -- and comes to some surprising conclusions.
Filed Under: Asia Dollar Index, ASX All Ordinaries, Bank of Japan, diversification, Elliott wave, emerging markets, Nikkei, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index
Category: Asian Markets
From Hero to Zero: Public Figures on Magazine Covers
The Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast shows why being on a magazine cover is not as glamorous as you might think
By Nathaniel Williams
10/27/2011 9:00:00 AM
Paul Montgomery"s magazine cover indicator shows that media often laud leaders near the peak of their popularity, after which they often have nowhere to go but down.
Filed Under: Magazine Cover Indicator
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
10/26/2011 10:00:00 AM
The MSCI Asia Apex Index combines 50 of the largest stocks in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. The following Elliott wave development in the index provided EWI Global Analyst Chris Carolan an opportunity to show his readers how he uses three of his favorite technical indicators to anticipate trend changes.
Filed Under: Keltner channels, Relative Strength Index (RSI), technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Asian Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
10/7/2011 11:45:00 PM
At the start of this year, EWI's Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast pointed to a trendline break in Bangladesh’s Dhaka General Index and said it was probably the first of many such events that would unfold in 2011 throughout Asia. The May issue added other emerging Asian bull markets that were likely to fall next. Just as forecast, one by one the region’s dominoes have continued to topple this year...
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, BRIC, diversification, Elliott Wave trading, Elliott wave, emerging markets, Nikkei, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index, Shanghai Composite Index, Taiwan index, technical analysis
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
10/3/2011 2:15:00 PM
It's official: Asian-Pacific stocks just had their worst quarter since 2008. Yet some markets' woes are even more staggering: like Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index, which sealed its worst quarter in a decade. It's been difficult for traders to navigate these stormy seas of market volatility. That's why you should have a co-pilot on board...
Filed Under: Asian-Pacific Short Term Update, Chris Carolan, Nikkei, Relative Strength Index (RSI), Singapore Dollar
Category: Asian Markets
By Andrea Dibben
9/30/2011 3:15:00 PM
EWI's Asian-Pacific Short Term Update editor Chris Carolan warned his subscribers ahead of time that Elliott wave patterns were pointing to a sharp rally in the U.S. dollar against Asian currencies.
Filed Under: currency, Chris Carolan, Asian-Pacific Short Term Update, Korean Won, Singapore Dollar, Indian Rupee, Asia Dollar Index
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
9/7/2011 1:15:00 PM
In late June, EWI's Asian-Pacific Short Term Update Editor Chris Carolan, a 30-year market veteran, identified a classic Elliott Wave pattern that was flashing in the charts at the time -- the contracting triangle. Discover why Carolan calls it "one of the most reliable patterns" in this free video.
Filed Under: trading lessons, video
Category: Asian Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
9/2/2011 5:00:00 PM
During the 16-year-long U.S. bear market in 1966-1982, the DJIA suffered several major declines and ultimately lost 14%. Over the same period, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 389% and India’s stock market gained 233%. Hong Kong and Singapore achieved even bigger gains. How can that be, you ask -- don't all global stocks move pretty much in unison?
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, Bank of Japan, BRIC, Chinese markets, Elliott wave, Nikkei, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index, Shanghai Composite Index, technical indicators
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
8/22/2011 5:00:00 PM
While the mainstream media unsuccessfully picked their brains for an explanation to Hong Kong's recent downturn, readers of EWI's Asian-Pacific Short Term Updatedidn't need one: They were prepared several days in advance. Here's how...
Filed Under: Bear market, Fibonacci, Keltner channels, Short Term Update
Category: Asian Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
8/5/2011 7:00:00 PM
Most investors erroneously assume that global markets all move in unison. Consider the facts...
Filed Under: BRIC, Chinese markets, Elliott Wave trading, Nikkei, SENSEX, sentiment, Shanghai Composite Index, Shanghai Composite Index, terrorist attacks
Category: Asian Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
8/5/2011 5:00:00 PM
Australia’s ASX 200 has plummeted more than 9% since Aug. 1, joining the recent surge in global volatility, and the index is down more than 18% since mid-April. But if you have a stake in Asian-Pacific markets, the more important question is -- what should you expect next? EWI’s Chris Carolan gives you near-term analysis of the ASX three times per week in The Asian-Pacific Short Term Update.
Filed Under: ASX All Ordinaries, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Asian Markets