By Nico Isaac
5/4/2012 6:00:00 PM
It’s been two years since the sovereign debt crisis crashed onto the European shores. And, despite 1-plus trillion euros in emergency bailout loans, the region’s economy has -- as my British friends would say -- “gone pear-shaped.” So, is this what rock bottom feels like?
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/1/2012 9:15:00 AM
To continue the "global investments" theme started by the recent interview with EWI's Asian-Pacific analyst about the markets in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, I also sat down with our own Brian Whitmer, EWI's European stock market analyst. -- Brian, these days it's easier than ever to get exposure to global markets, especially given the explosion in ETFs. But there are too many markets to focus on, and too many opinions about them. You chose Elliott wave analysis as your market-forecasting method. Why Elliott? Why not just watch the news, like most investors? Brian Whitmer: To be successful in the market, you need...
Filed Under: AEX, bailouts, Bank of England, brian whitmer, CAC40, DAX, debt crisis, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: Global Markets
April is Half-Way Over. What Will the 2nd Half Bring?
With more than 50 charts on 50 pages, Global Market Perspective is the most comprehensive source of independent, insightful global Elliott wave analysis you'll ever find
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/16/2012 3:45:00 PM
At the start of April, few investors anticipated any trouble ahead. March ended strong, and the majority of financial pundits and investors we convinced that April would also not disappoint. That one-sided bullishness was one (of many) reason why on March 30, the April issue of our comprehensive Global Market Perspective issued these warnings to subscribers...
Filed Under: AEX, AIG, ASX All Ordinaries, Bank of Japan, BRIC, Chinese markets, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, emerging markets, euro, eurozone, FTSE, Indian markets, investment decisions, investment strategy, SENSEX, Shanghai Composite Index, Swiss Market Index (SMI), Taiwan index, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: Global Markets
By Nico Isaac
3/30/2012 6:30:00 PM
Let's hear it for European equities. The major stock markets across the pond saw their best first-quarter winning streak since 2006. And while many experts are waiting to see how the markets deal with Europe's austerity measures -- the April 2012 European Financial Forecast lets the cat out the bag: "European Stocks Have Already Signaled" their next move. Take note, because this is what it feels like to watch history in the making.
Filed Under: AEX, banks, CAC40, DAX, debt, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, inflation, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/4/2012 11:45:00 AM
When you look at a long-term chart of Europe's four main stock indexes --- the DAX, FTSE-100, CAC-40 and EuroStoxx 50 -- you notice one striking detail: Since at least 2000, every prolonged stock market rally turned out to be a set-up for another devastating crash. This fact is obvious when you glance at the opening chart of EWI's new, March 2012 European Financial Forecast. Of course, European stocks have rallied strongly off their 2009 lows, too. What should you make of this?
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, investment decisions, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/3/2012 6:45:00 PM
Mainstream analysts can busily debate Europe's "fundamentals," but here at Elliott Wave international our European Financial Forecast editor Brian Whitmer reports this...
Filed Under: AEX, bailouts, Elliott wave, euro, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, eurozone, prechter, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/22/2011 5:45:00 PM
At EWI, our main forecasting tool is Elliott wave analysis. But our analysts also use a number of other, supporting technical indicators. Keltner Channels are one of the favorite technical analysis tools the editor of our European Short Term Update Chris Carolan uses. Watch this free video for more >>
Filed Under: AEX, bailouts, CAC40, DAX, Elliott wave, eu, europe, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, technical analysis, technical indicators, trading lessons, video
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
9/2/2011 5:30:00 PM
How do you know when "something's up" in the markets? "When markets that were once diverging begin to trend together" -- that's how, says editor Brian Whitmer in the September 2011 issue of his monthly European Financial Forecast. Inside the September 2011 issue...
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, DAX, deflation, Elliott wave, euro, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, inflation, soverign debt crisis, Swiss franc, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis, volume
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
6/3/2011 6:00:00 PM
When the financial crisis hit hard in the fall of 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank made the now-infamous decision to refuse to bail out the Wall Street giant, Lehman Brothers. Today, the eurozone authorities are losing patience with Greece.
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, diversification, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, Irish debt crisis, Lehman Brothers, risk appetite, Sovereign Debt, Swiss franc, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/9/2011 4:00:00 PM
When you view world events through the lens of the Elliott Wave Principle, things just make more sense. Take the recent political shake-up in Ireland, where Fianna Fàil party suffered its worst-ever election defeat. Up until now, Fianna Fàil was considered the “natural party of government," but now the experts have no better explanation than to helplessly point to “forces of nature” as the reason for the party's stunning defeat. They would get better answers by looking at the economy and the stock market as the measures of the country's social mood.
Filed Under: AEX, CAC40, DAX, eurozone, european central bank, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Irish debt crisis, Sovereign Debt, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
European Stocks: Sideways to… Higher?
Will the October-November period of sideways trading in the FTSE prove to be "base-building"?
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/5/2008 4:30:00 PM
Despite the fact that in November the index suffered another significant decline, its overall performance since late September-early October has essentially been flat, with almost zero net progress in either direction. If you think that's interesting, you're not alone. The editor of EWI's monthly European Financial Forecast (EFF), Tom Denham, focuses on this fact on p. 2 of the just-published, December issue -- and presents the following chart...
Filed Under: FTSE, DAX, CAC40, AEX, Swiss Market Index (SMI), euro stoxx 50, cece
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
6/27/2008 3:45:00 PM
Summer months are rarely favorable for stock investors. ("Sell in May and go away," remember?) What complicates things now, however, is the ongoing liquidity crisis that has plagued the markets for almost a year now. And while some analysts out there keep saying "the worst is over," others are not so optimistic.
Filed Under: DAX, FTSE, CAC40, AEX, Swiss Market Index (SMI), euro stoxx 50, cece
Category: European Markets
VIDEO: 3 Ways To Set Price Targets
How do you identify price points where a market rally or decline may stop and reverse?
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/16/2008 5:15:00 PM
In the one you're about to see, Tom Denham, EWI's Senior European Equity Analyst demonstrates his technique of setting price targets for a potential trade using three factors: Common length proportions between market rallies, the theory of "round numbers," and Fibonacci projections.
Filed Under: DAX, FTSE, CAC40, Swiss Market Index (SMI), AEX, euro stoxx 50
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/25/2008 5:00:00 PM
As expected, European stock indexes rallied in April. However, May begins the “worst six months of the year” according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. "Sell in May and go away, come back on St. Leger's Day," remember? They don’t say that for nothing...
Filed Under: FTSE, DAX, CAC40, AEX, Swiss Market Index (SMI), euro stoxx 50, cece
Category: European Markets