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DownloadA Bear Flag For ManPower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A weak rally over the last few weeks for a bear flag for ManPower and weak volume flows point to a downside break.
A Bear Trap For The Russell 2000
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 broke support on Monday but quickly sprang back to lay the foundations of a bear trap.
A Bear Trap For The Swiss Franc
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Swiss franc appeared to break support in November, but a robust recovery and a gap puts the ball back in the bullish court.
A Short-Term Bear Rally For Newmont Mining?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Newmont Mining has rebounded off of this month's lows but will likely make one final move to the downside before the short-term downtrend reverses.
Alcoa Bear Market Begins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows that Alcoa has entered into a primary bear market.
Alcoa Bear Market Resumes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This analysis shows that Alcoa has now completed its bear market consolidation and has resumed its primary bear market trend.
Amazon - A Harbinger of the Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amazon has been a high-flyer over the last twelve years but is it now telling us that the worst is over for it and tech stocks?
At The Close: Sugar: Beyond The Bear Market by John Rose
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close: Sugar: Beyond The Bear Market by John Rose Sugar: Beyond The Bear Market On May 9, 2006, the New York Board of Trade sponsored its first sugar convention in New York City. The event was well attended, and many of the major players in the
Avoiding Bull And Bear Traps by Nauzer J. Balsara, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Avoiding Bull And Bear Traps by Nauzer J. Balsara, Ph.D. Bull and bear traps are gap openings that are reversed the same day and that can cost a trader dearly. S&C contributor Nauzer Balsara presents his method of analyzing market history to calculate t
Battling The Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sooner or later, markets slump into extended downturns that can last for months or even years. How your portfolio emerges from the chaos of a declining market has everything to do with what you do before -- and after -- the bear arrives.
Bear Break?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's the technical outlook for ES and YM futures markets.
Bear Flag For Bond ETF
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The iShares 20-year T-Bond Fund is digesting a sharp decline with a rising flag, and a support break would signal a continuation lower.
Bear Flag Suggests Downside Destination
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A longed-for bounce in the Dow's descent turns into a pattern anticipating further declines.
Bear Flags by Markos Katsanos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:5 (48-55): Bear Flags by Markos Katsanos Here's how you can estimate price targets more accurately in a declining price trend and more. My 2005 articles on flags included statistics for bullish flags only. Although my researc
Bear Hunting In The Canadian Currency
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for a long-term bear market that's showing signs of reversal? Try the USD/CAD currency pair.
Bear Market Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can history help us recognize the end of the bear market before it arrives?
Bear Market Investing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bear markets can be scary, but they can also be profitable.
Bear Market Isn't Over Yet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Depending upon how the Fibonacci retracement tool is used, there is a range of possible support areas that could turn the S&P 500 back upward. However, what we need to be looking for is a trend reversal pattern.
Bear Market Rallies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A look at upward second Elliott waves and the springtime terror of the bears.
Bear Market Rallies and their Discontents
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."It's just an oversold rally ... a bear market rally is all ..."
Bear Market Strategies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a reliable trading method to trade when the bears begin to show their teeth.
Bear Market Survival Kit by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bear Market Survival Kit by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA Any system can produce stellar results when it suggests taking a position in the same direction of a trending market. But what do you do when the market quickly changes direction? Few if any
Bear Market Vanguard
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See which stocks are leading the way down in the emerging bear market.
Bear Trap Bodes Bull For Massey
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Massey Energy was poised to move lower after a support break, but managed to firm and recover with a gap on good volume.
Bear Traps In Point & Figure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bear trap is a bullish signal, so recognizing them and understanding how to trade them can be very useful
Bear Traps In Point And Figure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bear trap is a bullish signal, so recognizing them and understanding how to trade them can be very useful. To illustrate the classic bear trap, we shall use Facebook (FB) which recently completed one.
Beware The Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Earnings have been impressive, but stocks seem to be struggling. Let's have a closer look.
Boeing Bear Market Begins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boeing sells out to the bears.
Bottoms, Breakouts, And Bear Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Divergences, stars, engulfing patterns, and BOSO plays abound in three and a half months of price action in September lumber.
Bull And Bear Balance Indicator by Vadim Gimelfarb
Bull And Bear Market Analysts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A little sage advice from the 1920s and 1930s.
Bull Or Bear Update
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On June 28, I wrote an article stating that I believed that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was completing a Wave II correction. How accurate was I in my forecast?
Bull Or Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the market rally off the mid-March low a bear market rally or the resumption of the bull market trend? The unbreakable rules of the Elliott wave theory can be used to answer this question.
Bull Or Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I forecast that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would be completing a Wave II correction, with a Wave 1 of a Wave III to follow.
Bull and Bear Market Crashes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do the market implosion of 1987 and the subsequent rally hold any lessons for investors in the current equity downturn?
Caterpillar Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Caterpillar beaten down by the bears?
Chevron Begins Long-Term Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows Chevron starting a new long-term downward trend.
Coffee's Bear Flag
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Negative stochastic divergences and a bearish flag hint at lower prices for coffee in the near term.
Confirming Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a down market, the only question as important as "How low will we go?" is "Will we know when we're there?"
Dawn of the Bear Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Deep retracements of stock indices could be the start of a larger decline.
Defining The Bull And The Bear by Chuck Dukas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Defining The Bull And The Bear by Chuck Dukas "Bullish" and "bearish" are terms frequently used to describe the price behavior of financial instruments. What exactly do they mean? All price action can be categorized into six phases of trends that descr
Designing A System To Survive A Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Designing a winning trading system, one that can survive a bear market as well as thrive during a bull market, takes a great deal of planning, testing, and self-examination.
Dow Industrials Enter Primary Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average entering a primary bear market.
Dow Transports Enter Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Transportation Average entering a primary bear market.
Elliott Wave dilemma: Bull or bear market? by C. R. MacDowell
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elliott Wave dilemma: Bull or bear market? by C. R. MacDowell The Elliott Wave Theory, while complex and subject to individual interpretation, offers a powerful means of putting the overall market developments into reasonable perspective and provides so
Elliott Wave-Type Downturn -- Papa Bear Or Baby Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Indices are overbought and due for a downturn. The big question - is a big downdraft coming or just a correction before more upside?
Elliott Wave-Type Downturn -- Papa Bear Or Baby Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Indices are overbought and due for a downturn. The big question - is a big downdraft coming or just a correction before more upside?
Even In A Bear Market, Opportunity Abounds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Think it's difficult to make money in a bear market? Turn that frown upside down -- use the dips like rallies with put options.
Finding Buys In A Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As markets continue to plummet and volatility increases, stocks in tight trading ranges can offer safety and potential upside.
Five Key Differences Between Bull And Bear Rallies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some traders treat all rallies equally. Find out why that can be a very costly mistake
Five Key Trading Principles From The Great Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Considered to be the greatest trader who ever lived, Jesse Livermore and his trading career offers five key trading principles to help guide your success.
Forex Focus: Hedging Against A Bear Market by Matthew Caruso
Four Steps To Bull And Bear Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The major cyclical trends in the financial markets create both risk and opportunity for investors, yet most lack a system to identify and profit by these cycles. Here is a tutorial to help you build a comprehensive system in four steps--using a wide vari
From WW III To Bear Market Lead By RNG
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this the beginning of global meltdown? And, will RNG lead the way?
General Electric Enters Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows General Electric entering into a primary bear market.
GoPro Flashes The Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...From the time it first started trading back in June 2014, GoPro Inc (GPRO) seemed like it was on a course to the moon. But then this high-flier hit the ceiling. So what's next?
Gold: Bull or Bear Market? by JESSE H. THOMPSON
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold: Bull or Bear Market? by JESSE H. THOMPSON How to use a monthly swing chart to determine major trend. Before you attempt to answer the question, it is imperative to first define which trend you consider to be the greater trend. For in the crosscur
Golden Bull Or Golden Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This gold index may be at a crossroads. Is a bigger downleg developing or is this current dip just a normal and healthy retracement?
Hammering Out A Bear Market Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What a shooting star took away from the 10-year Treasury note yield, a hammer threatens to bring back.
Has Research In Motion Beaten The Bear Rally Blues?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Research In Motion's (RIM) chart shows what counts in the short term. RIM has posted a smaller-than-expected loss in its fiscal first quarter of 2002, but also lowered financial guidance for the overall year.
Home Depot Ready To Resume Bear Market Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that the Home Depot primary bear market countertrend rally has run its course and the stage is set for the stock to resume its bear market trend.
If the Bear Has Really Ended...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Early market leadership indicates small-cap value is the best area for new investments if stocks are headed higher.
Is The Bear Going Back To Sleep?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Several weeks ago, the bear woke up. Is winter over, or is the bear going back to sleep?
Is The Stock Bear Market Finished?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The balance of evidence is now bullish for stocks. Here's what happened and how to take advantage of a probable trend change.
Is This a Bear Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent decline in stock prices was deep, leading to the inevitable question of whether or not we're in a bear market. The answer depends upon the index and the time frame.
JC Penney: Bear Rally into Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite returning worse than expected Q3 earnings, shares of JC Penney gap higher -- right into a key resistance zone.
JPMorgan Chase Enters Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows a newly established bear market trend for JPMorgan Chase.
Lumber's Historic Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lumber, which is widely followed as an economic indicator, reached its all-time lows that fulfilled major price pattern objectives in 2010.
MAT: Bear Market Bounce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once Mattel's current bear market bounce completes, expect another wave of selling to commence.
NASDAQ Enters Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that the NASDAQ Composite index is in a primary bear market but is currently undergoing a countertrend rally.
Nasdaq Bear Flag
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bear flag formation is an indication that things could get worse, much worse.
Nikkei 225 Colossal Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Could the bottom made in 2008 be breached in 2016?
Nikkei And NASDAQ: Two Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market in Japan peaked in 1989 and is still down 80%. Could that happen to the NASDAQ?
Pfizer Enters Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This statistical analysis shows Pfizer is now entering into a long-term bear market trend.
Profiting From Inverse ETFs In Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the market heads down, there are still ways to profit that don't require taking an outright short position. Here's a look at some of the inverse ETFs available, how they have performed, and what risks are involved
Put Options As A Hedge Against The Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many traders buy put options to hedge their positions against declining prices. Unlike short sellers, buyers of put options can limit losses more effectively, insofar as the put option buyer risks only the premium, the price of the option contract.
Qualcomm Enters Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This statistical analysis shows Qualcomm now entering into a long-term bear market trend.
Quick Scan: Bear Market Game Plan by Dennis Peterson
S&P 500 Turns Into A Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that the S&P 500 has reversed its intermediate-term trend from a bullish trend to a bearish trend.
S&P 500, Bull Or Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many methods are used to determine if the stock market is in a major upward trend or a major downward trend. One method compares price to its 200-day moving average. The method used here analyzes each stock within the S&P 500 to make this determinati
SIDEBAR: Bull or bear market?
Secular Bear Market Remains Intact
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The rally off the February 2010 low has now pushed so far that traders and even market analysts are now starting to consider that a new bull market is underway. According to the Elliott wave theory, however, the market has one more down leg to go that wi
Semiconductors Enter Primary Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the semiconductor market sector moving from a primary bull market to a primary bear market.
Simple Rules To Profit From Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can improve your investment returns over time dramatically if you can make profits during a bear market period instead of just suffering losses
So What's A Bear Market Again?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In Elliott wave theory, a bear market is usually described as an A-B-C correction.
Still A Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Much commentary of late suggests that we are now in a new bull market. However, the basics of technical analysis says otherwise.
Surviving A Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are some strategies you can implement to withstand a bear market.
That Big Bad Bear Shows Its Face
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CNBC's Maria Bartiromo interviewed Robert Prechter of Elliott wave fame, and the Dow fell. Coincidence?
The Bear Awakens
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the May 16-18 sharp stock market decline the start of a bear market?
The Cold War Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bear market of 1962-82 kept the Dow Jones Industrial Average pinned in the triple digits for a generation of stock investors.
The DJIA Bear Market Continues
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that the market rally off the mid-March lows is complete, the DJIA bear market continues.
The Dow Jones Industrial Index's Bear Market Low
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Based on my Elliott Wave count, it is highly unlikely that the Dow Jones Industrial Index has completed its bear market.
The Hot War Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression initiated the first secular bear market of the 20th century. Do those events hold any lessons for investors in the 21st?
The Most Important Stock Sector To Monitor For Bull And Bear Market Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to know one simple gauge the pros use for determining the overall health of the stock market? Find out what to look for
Time For The Bear Market To Resume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ as well as the overall stock market has been in a secular bear Market since 2000. However, from early 2009 to the present the NASDAQ has been moving upward in a bear market correction. It is now time for this correction to end and the bear m
Travelers Cos. Starts Bear Market Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that the Travelers Cos. is now in a primary bear market trend.
Trend Direction And Probability: The Bull Bear Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever thought of defining trend in terms of probability rather than in terms of momentum? Here's a different way to think of trend
Twenty-first Century Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Believe it or not, but the first bear market of the 21st century is clawing along according to plan.
Two Simple Indicators To Identify Bull And Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By identifying when major bull and bear markets begin and end, you can time your investments better to improve returns and limit downside. Here's a way to do that by combining just one fundamental indicator with one technical indicator
United Technologies Starts Bear Market Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bear continues to lumber through the market.
Using The CBOE Volatility Index In Bull And Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Techniques to discover trend changes.
VIX Shows Bull (Bear Rally?) May Tire Soon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Previous articles have shown a good correlation between VIX and the main indices -- especially Nasdaq. There is an inverse relationship here as VIX runs opposite to the indices.
Warning: Bear Activity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a market revisits its upper price boundaries, should traders be wary of another breakdown?
Was That A Bear Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Almost every stock decline of 5% leads to the question about whether a new bear market is under way. The steep drop in August prompts that question once again.
What Does Regeneration's Bear Flag Mean?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bear flag is often a bearish signal. Regeneration Pharmeceuticals, Inc. is just completing one - is it too early to tell what this means for the stock?
When Will This Cruel Bear Market Be Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The secrets of cycles combined with Dow Theory is a powerful combination for market forecasting.
Why I Am Not A Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...All you hear and read nowadays is that the market is in a bear correction and it will test the low reached in March 2009, if not fall even lower. Here's why I believe otherwise.
Will The New Bear Market Be Mild Or Wild?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The 1100 area did offer intraday support for the .SPX, temporarily allowing for a short-covering rally. When the bear starts the mauling again, however, will the ensuing declines be fast and violent or more drawn out and tortuous?
William Byers Of Bear Stearns by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...William Byers Of Bear Stearns by Thom Hartle William Byers, director of commodities futures research and a managing director of Bear, Stearns & Co., has been in the investment business since 1972. In addition to his administrative functions relating to
Working Money: Bear Market Bottoms by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Bear Market Bottoms by David Penn Can history help us recognize the end of the bear market before it arrives? The rally in equities during October 2002 appeared like a land bird spotted by a sailor lost at sea. In some respects, give
Working Money: Bear Market Rallies by David Penn
Working Money: Bottoms, Breakouts, And Bear Patterns by David Penn
Working Money: Bull And Bear Market Analysts by James Maccaro
Working Money: Confirming Bear Markets by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Confirming Bear Markets by David Penn In a down market,the only question as important as "How low will we go?" is "Will we know when we're there?" While many technical analysts have relegated Dow theory to that same attic in which the ol
Working Money: Even In A Bear Market, Opportunity Abounds by Austin Passamonte
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