EWI Insight

Let's talk sentiment in the gold market. There's been a lot of excitement surrounding gold lately. And when a technical analyst detects a tide of enthusiasm in a market, it gives you pause. Does the enthusiasm signal that we're getting toward the end of a bear market rally, or does it indicate that a new bull market has begun? EWI's latest Global Market Perspective clarifies the current juncture. https://bit.ly/2vTbHSA

Back in 2016, there were editorials aplenty about how a Donald Trump win would be terrible for the stock market. When you look at all the history and adjust for outliers, the stock market has done about the same under Democrat and Republican presidents on average.

For market analysis based on what matters--instead of what doesn't--check out our Global Market Perspective. https://bit.ly/3bQts5A

Are the stocks of small companies likely to provide shelter from deflation? As The Elliott Wave Financial Forecast observed all the way back in the December 2009 issue, small firms "are also less well capitalized and thus susceptible to price wars, spiraling asset devaluations and tighter credit conditions." Want to know how to protect yourself from deflation? https://bit.ly/3bGJzme

Conventional wisdom says epidemics should make the stock market go down, but we looked at more than 150 years of history and found that epidemics are most likely to occur toward major lows in the stock market or shortly thereafter.

What does the coronavirus outbreak signal about the current juncture in China's stock market? Find out in EWI's new webinar, "Coronavirus: Opportunities in the Chaos," free for our GMP subscribers. Find out more about Global Market Perspective. https://bit.ly/39wbxzl

Cash is trash. That's the message from the founder of one of the world's largest hedge funds, who says essentially that speculators should be all-in, invested in a diversified mix of stocks, stocks and more stocks. When you hear the masses trashing cash, check your stock index charts. You might be surprised at just how often you find a wave pattern nearing completion. Is cash really trash? Get EWI's latest forecasts for global markets. https://bit.ly/3bzbTa1

Pot stocks have gone up in smoke. You may have seen articles in the news about how some pot companies have something like just months of capital left. You might think, "Markets are near record highs. Shouldn't this be a time for pot stocks to enjoy a blaze of glory?" Some research in the July 2009 issue of The Socionomist offers some insights. Watch the webinar, "20 Trends You Can Anticipate in 2020." https://bit.ly/2utNZwd

Spoiler alert. The Oscar for Best Picture went to Parasite. If you know its director’s reputation, then you know that his movies are famous for sudden shifts in mood. You think he’s telling you one kind of story, headed down one path, and then, boom, it turns out he’s going in a totally different direction. That’s something you can pull off if you are a master storyteller.

Likewise, the financial markets are master storytellers that throw dramatic, surprising mood shifts at their audiences all the time. That’s what you can get in the markets when you use socionomics and the Elliott Wave Principle. Are you ready for your close-up? Learn the basics of the Wave Principle with the free Elliott Wave Crash Course. https://bit.ly/2Hdof9V

The coronavirus narrative is still kicking in the financial press. Look, we’re used to the media pointing to any news item at all to explain moves in financial markets, but I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a single event used to explain literally any move—up, down or sideways—in any market on the planet.

Want to know what’s really moving in the markets? Hint: It’s not the coronavirus. https://bit.ly/2tPdbgg

Alright, check your politics at the door. We’re talking about a pair of Middle Eastern markets today: the Palestine Stock Exchange Al Quds Index and Israel’s Tel Aviv 125. Now the trends in these two indexes could hardly be more different. Since its 2005 high, the Palestine Al Quds Index is down 60% while the Tel Aviv 125 is up 80% over the same period.

So which side recently proposed a peace plan? The one whose stock index has soared, the one with the more elevated mood. https://bit.ly/2vaSID0

The cryptocurrency markets are no strangers to big moves and in recent weeks—and really over the past year—we’ve seen that although the Bitcoin bubble is well past its peak, there’s still plenty of drama to be had in the crypto space. https://bit.ly/2v7xiqc