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DownloadA Bull Market in Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The spring of 2002 should feature a battle between a year-old bull and a six-year old bear.
A Bull Trap For Xilinx
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Xilinx bulls had a lot going last week, but a failed breakout and gap down set a classic bull trap.
A Gann Study of A Bull Move In Wheat by Richard Diaz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Gann Study of A Bull Move In Wheat by Richard Diaz Gann's methods have been studied for years and applied by many to trading stocks and commodities. Here, Richard Diaz of Refco, Inc., provides us with his Gann analysis of a bull market in wheat. Whe
A Possible Bull Count For The Dow?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On June 7, in the article "A Demise In The Dow," I offered an Elliott wave count showing how the Dow could fall in a bear market. After hearing Alan Greenspan's recent remarks, I present to you a count for a bull market.
AAPL Bull Market Topping
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows Apple Inc. in a long-term topping process, whereas the shorter-term analysis shows that Apple has already reversed downward.
AGII Poised For A Bull Run?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term downtrend of AGII has reversed.
Alcoa Bull Market Is Ending
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows that the bull market in Alcoa is coming to an end.
An End Of The Bull Run For DJIA?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to a neckline support. Will the index ignore the pattern and surge higher or will it break down?
Ask Sherwin-Williams -- Will The Bull Continue?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 85% since August 2011, shares of Sherwin-Williams may be poised to run even higher.
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
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.
Birth of a Crude Oil Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Evidence from all four market dimensions imply a bull market has begun for Crude Oil.
Bond Bull Market Begins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that Treasury Bonds have now entered into a newly established long-term bull market trend.
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 Call vs. Bull Put Spread (CME#9)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is a credit spread a better strategy than a debit spread just by reason of the credit?
Bull Call vs. Bull Put Spread (CME#9)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is a credit spread a better strategy than a debit spread just by reason of the credit?
Bull Flag Swing Trading Breakouts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Missed your entry on a big breakout? A trend continuation could give you a second chance. Here's how to spot a pattern that gives you the opening you need
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 Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Important levels to watch if the stock market uptrend is to continue.
Bull Spreads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's an introduction to an options strategy geared toward making the most of a minor bull market.
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?
Coca Cola Has Plenty Of Fizz Left In Bull Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Coca-Cola are surging higher yet again.
ConocoPhillips Becomes A Weak Bull
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that ConocoPhillips has fallen from the category of the "strong bullish" trend and has joined the list of those energy stocks in the "weak bullish" category.
Crude's Rude Bull Mood
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When did YOU think crude was going to hit a top? If the December crude has anything to say about it, the answer just might be: not anytime soon.
DIA: Bull Trap Or Significant Rally?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bulls see a triple-top buying pattern and the bears see a poor money flow trend - who's right?
Death of a Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to trade US stocks at the beginning of 2019.
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
Dow Point & Figure Chart Still In Bull Mode
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the decline over the last few weeks, the Dow Jones industrials remains in a clear uptrend on the P&F chart with support close at hand.
Driving A Wedge Into The Bull?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bad news/good stock action is a good omen. Good news/bad action usually spells trouble.
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
Energy Stock Bull Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the five-year energy stock bear market finished?
Fiery Bull Trade
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It pays to know your stock. Here's a step-by-step analysis about how one trader likes to trade the markets.
Final Countdown for the Stock Bull Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the bottom made on September 14, 2016 could signal the end of the bull market.
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
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
Ghost Of Bull Market Past
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analogy with 1987 bull market implies US stocks could rally until August 2019. The S&P 500 (SPX) rally from December 26, 2018 to May 1, 2019 resembles the SPX December 31, 1986 to April 7, 1987 ascent. If the analogy continues, the SPX could reach 3
Gold In Strong Bull Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The gold continuous contract is likely to overlook the bearish formation.
Gold's Super Bull Move
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the gold price at the doorstep of $1,000 per ounce, it makes me want to look back and see if that possibility was reflected on earlier charts.
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?
Has The NASDAQ Bull Taken Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week, I wrote that I believed the Dow Jones Industrial Average had bottomed, and that the bull has taken over from the bear. This week, I see no reason to change my tune.
Historical Perspective On Bull Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A major bull run may form in the next six to 18 months, and you need three things to succeed.
Identifying Short-Term Bottoms In Bull Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a market drops sharply, do you find yourself unable to make trading decisions for fear of losing money? You're not alone. In such situations, you need to be able to come up with a method that helps you make trading decisions more confidently. Here,
Insiders Aren't Buying The Bull...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Insider selling hit another extreme level in February. If we are in a long-term bull market, insiders aren't buying it.
Is Glaxo Smith/Kline Medicine For The Bull?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Glaxo Smith/Kline is a research-based pharmaceutical company that may be worth watching.
Is Gold Restarting Its Bull Run?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Flags are often pauses in ongoing trends. They offer a good place for traders to book profits or enter into the trends. Is gold breaking out of one such weekly flag?
Is The Four-Year-Old Bull Run In .SPX Fading?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the .SPX still trading within a few percentage points of its post-crash highs, might the impending fiscal cliff be the triggering event prior to a major decline in the US stock indexes?
Is the Bond Bull Market Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One intermarket analysis of the relationship between gold, commodities and interest rates suggests that bonds may be loaded for bear.
Key Factor In A Bull Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Studies show there is one key factor in stocks leading the next bull market as well earning the highest returns.
Leading Indices At Bull Market Peaks by Tim Hayes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Leading Indices At Bull Market Peaks by Tim Hayes So which indices do you think most reliably lead the market? To find out, STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor Tim Hayes, who was also interviewed in the August 1991 issue, examined 14 indicators for their m
Mexico, the Secret Bull Market Indicator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learn how the Mexican stock market is giving clues to a multi-month rally for crude oil and stock markets of other nations.
Microsoft: Is Its Bull Run Done?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Outperforming all other S&P 100 index component stocks over the last four weeks, shares of Microsoft Corp. appear due for a breather.
Multiyear Bull Run Terminates At Coca-Cola Co.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a 69-month long bull run, shares of Coca-Cola Co. have finally entered a major corrective pattern.
NYT: Classic Pullback In A Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of New York Times 'A' stock (NTY)are up by 38% since making a major multicycle low on May 1, 2013 and are now sitting at an important support level; if this level holds off further selling, the odds are good for a tradable bullish swing
Natural Gas Bull Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why a Natural Gas bull market could affect Crude Oil and the US stock market.
New Bull Market. . . Or?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market, as shown by the S&P 500 index, appears to be entering a new Bull market - or is this a sucker play? You decide. Here are the clues.
On The Bull Market Of the Century: Louise Yamada by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull market of the end of the 20th century has been going on for some time now. How did this happen, and how much longer is it going to last? To get some answers, we turned to Louise Yamada of Salomon Smith Barney, whose recent book, Market Magic: Ri
Phases In Bull Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bull markets ebb and flow like the ocean tide, but there is a big difference in how a bull run begins versus the one that is in force now.
Prepare For A Slow Bull
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull is definitely there. The matador, however, is frustrated by the lack of action as the bull just yawns and relaxes. What can he do to get it moving?
Primary Bull Market Remains Intact
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that the primary bull market of the Dow Jones Industrial Average remains intact. However, this analysis also shows that a market top lies ahead.
Primary Bull Market Secondary Reaction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to help clarify the difference between a secondary reaction within an ongoing bull market or the establishment of a new bear market.
Procter And Gamble Bull Market Ends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows that the bull market for Procter and Gamble has come to an end.
Putting Paid To The Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bears continue to have a hard time writing the obituary for the bull market that began in 2003. Will it die? Not yet -- the weekly charts show that the market is on life support.
RSI Points Toward New Bull
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Monthly charts are rarely analyzed in today's daytrading environment, but monthly signals are rare and reliable.
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
SCM.V Ready To Break From Bull Flag?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Penny stocks are among the most volatile of all, but for the patient and wise, substantial gains are possible. Here's a fascinating setup in a Canadian precious metals stock.
SIDEBAR: Bull or bear market?
Stock Bull Market Enters Twilight Zone
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks have bottomed at a bulls-eye target date, see when the next turn could come.
Stocks & Commodities V. 26:4 (32-38) Bull Put Spreads by Jay Kaeppel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bull Put Spreads by Jay Kaeppel In part 4 of this series, you'll find out more about the bull put spread strategy. AS discussed in the first article in this series, several key factors should be considered in determining the best option trading strateg
Swing Trading Bull Flags & Pennants
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding strong swing trading breakouts is often a matter of looking for exceptionally volatile chart patterns, like the flags and pennants you'll be learning about in this month's column
The Bull Is Dead, Long Live The Bull - Part Two
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Additional evidence US stocks may have begun a multi-month rally.
The Bull Is Dead, Long Live The Bull - Part Two
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Additional evidence US stocks may have begun a multi-month rally.
The Bull Market Is Not Over
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking a long-term view of the markets, I came to a surprising conclusion: The bull market that began more than two decades ago is not over, even though the sting of the year 2000 "meltdown" is still painfully etched in the minds of many trader
The Bull is Dead, Long Live the Bull
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the 2020 crash could be the shortest bear market in US history.
The Bull is Dead, Long Live the Bull
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the 2020 crash could be the shortest bear market in US history.
The Composite Man's Bull Market Campaign
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the principles of 20th-century chartist Richard D. Wyckoff still work in today's markets? You might be surprised. Here's a reenactment of Wyckoff's original campaign as applied to the 2008-14 stock market.
The Dow: Breakout or Bull Trap?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The rally in the fourth quarter of 2001 may be luring bulls into a 2002 trap.
The End Of The Bull Run For Silver?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Who would have believed in early 2003 that the price of silver -- at $5 an ounce -- was destined to rise to nearly $50 an ounce in only eight years? Is this latest plunge merely a blip, or is it warning of a structural change in the status of the epic bu
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
The New Gold Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are gold bugs mis-reading EWT in order to arrive at a bullish outlook for gold?
Three Lessons For Trading In The New Bull Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It has been 14 years since we've had a full-fledged bull market and to maximize your opportunity there are three lessons to keep in mind.
Trading Bull Traps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article we'll look at bull traps, what they mean, and the best way to trade them
Trading Bull Traps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and Figure (P&F) charting is perhaps the oldest method of price charting in the Western world. But they are often overlooked because they are perceived as complex and archaic. I have found that getting familiar with P&F charts can add value
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
Tweet This: TWTR Is Bull Flagging
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart of Twitter is showing a potential bullish continuation pattern ahead of the company's quarterly earnings results.
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
US Dollar Index: Bull Flag On Hourly Chart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After printing a beautiful "bear to bull" double bottom transition pattern, the US dollar index is testing support before another leap higher.
US Stock Bull Market Could End in December 2021
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time cycles and momentum indicate a major top could be forming.
United Technologies Becomes A Strong Bull
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that United Technologies has graduated from a weak bull to a strong one, but danger could lay ahead.
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.
When Did The Bull Market Officially Begin?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market rally off the March low began as a market correction in an ongoing bear market. Later it started to be called a bull market. When did the bear market officially end and the bull market begin?
Will A Head And Shoulders Top Stop The Bean Meal Bull?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two-thirds of the way through a reversal pattern, May meal develops a running negative stochastic divergence.
Working Money: Bull And Bear Market Analysts by James Maccaro
YRCW: A Major Bull Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of YRC Worldwide, Inc. have been surging higher since staging a major breakout six weeks ago.
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