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U.S. Stocks: Will The Bears Relinquish Control?

Stock-Markets / Elliott Wave Theory Feb 10, 2010 - 12:24 PM GMT

By: EWI

Stock-Markets

Best Financial Markets Analysis ArticleIn case you were hiding out Tiger Woods' style far away from the mainstream media during the past month, let me be the first to say: January saw an abrupt end to the U.S. stock market's record-setting winning streak. Last count, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 4% in its worst monthly loss in a year.


And, according to one Feb. 1, 2010, MarketWatch story, "The time to consider an exit strategy" has officially arrived. Here, the article captures the public's astonishment turned acceptance of the Dow's boom-to-gloom shift:

"The Dow has shocked the bulls out of their complacency. After all, analysts were looking for the bull market to last until at least the second half of the year. Investors were not prepared for such a sharp decline and now at least some of the chatter has gone from 'how high will the market go?' to 'how low will it fall?' [emphasis added]" Let me get this straight. The powers that be say it's time to "consider an exit strategy" -- AFTER the Dow has already plunged 700-plus points to land at its lowest level in two months. That's about as helpful as building a life raft AFTER your ship has begun to sink.

Let me get this straight. The powers that be say it's time to "consider an exit strategy" -- AFTER the Dow has already plunged 700-plus points to land at its lowest level in two months. That's about as helpful as building a life raft AFTER your ship has begun to sink.

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Then, those same sources go on to say investors were "not prepared" for the degree and depth of the stock market's decline. This is only partly true. On Main Street, the early January flood of bull-is-back-type headlines gushed in and washed all the bears away.

Yet, on our "Elliott wave" Street, preparation for a "sharp" decline in the Dow was fast in place. One week before the market turned down from its Jan. 19 high, Elliott Wave International's Short TermUpdate went on high bearish alert with this commanding insight:

"The Dow's diagonal remains in tact and its form is clear. We will afford the pattern a bit of leeway over the next one-two days... but the structure is very late in development. That means a trend reversal is fast approaching. A potential stopping range is 10,725-10,740. A close beneath [critical support] will confirm that the diagonal is over and the market has started a down phase that should draw prices significantly lower. Once a diagonal is complete, prices swiftly retrace to near its origin, which in this case is 10,263.90, the very first downside target." (Jan. 13 Short Term Update)

Soon after, the Dow peaked within four ticks of our cited upside target; next, it went on to fulfill the second part of its Elliott wave script with a staggering triple-digit slide to "near the origin" of the diagonal triangle pattern, and then some.

That leaves one question: Are the bears now ready to relinquish control of stocks? Don't wait for the market action to "shock" you.

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Nico Isaac writes for Elliott Wave International, a market forecasting and technical analysis firm.


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Comments

Trader
10 Feb 10, 15:41
Black Tuesday?

Nick what happened to the Black Tuesday that you were alluding to back in october 2009 ?

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article17154.html

Never happened thats what !

NO credibility !

How many more times will the top be called ?


Former EWI subscriber
10 Feb 10, 21:09
How many times EWI called the tops and failed?

Bob Prechter called the top in August 2009, STU called the top in Sept. 09 and then in Oct. 09. How many tops they called and failed? No credibility at all!


Steven R. Lindlar
11 Feb 10, 03:04
EWI

Yes, its true EWI called many times in the last years for tops and bottoms. But this is normal. In the last years the way of trading has changed. The participants are more stupid than the years before.

How many sence does it make to buy Nasdaq Futures if its already up 3 % within a day? But the buy! Same in the other direction.

20 Years ago trading was more simple. Example: Dow plus 100, sell a contract and you could gain a few bucks. But today? You will never know.

The same happens to EWI, we all are working with possibilities. If Steven Hochberg is predicting a high, he always givs Risk points. So what? You will be a fan or you will hate it, not more, not less.

But what about the others, predicting a dow of 20.000 points or forcing investors to buy Nikkeis at 40.000. Where there are now?

Each participant and trader has to find his own way to trade . No one can compare another. Thats the only Rule, and EW Theory is helpfull to determine turning points, thats true.

Good trading to all of you.

Steven


truthhurtsss
11 Feb 10, 05:29
a broken clock tells the time correct twice a day...

"Yet, on our "Elliott wave" Street, preparation for a "sharp" decline in the Dow was fast in place."

Blah, blah, blah......

Of course if you keep calling for a drop months after months, years after years(remember the call for a Depressional drop in 1987 until now?), one day you will be right. Even a broken clock can tell the time correct twice a day......



11 Feb 10, 08:56
ew

they are highly biased All they feed us are their biases in the name of this nonsense theory


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