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Nico Isaac
3/18/2010 1:45:00 PM
While Elliott wave analysis does not embrace the view that outside factors trigger lasting trend changes in financial markets -- it does acknowledge the fact that markets do not exist in a vacuum. At times, correlations, however temporary, do exist between disparate markets -- for example, the recent inverse correlation between the U.S. dollar and commodities. Dollar up, commodities down, and vice versa.
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Commodities, Grains, Corn, soybeans, wheat, us dollar, dollar
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Commodities
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/1/2010 8:00:00 PM
Elliott Wave International presents Part II of the interview with its Senior Currency Strategist Jim Martens. -- Vadim Pokhlebkin: I've seen online ads that say, "Trading forex is easy." Do you think it's easy? -- Jim Martens: Well, I’d go back to the question you asked me in Part I of this interview. Easy? No. Easi-er than equities? Yes. In forex, there are fewer markets, so fewer choices and less news to be concerned with -- so, fewer surprises. We just want to find the one currency that looks the strongest against others and one that looks the weakest. Found them -- now pair them together. Sounds easy, but keep in mind that...
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forex, Currencies, dollar, volatility, Federal Reserve, discount rate, Robert Prechter
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Currencies
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Nico Isaac
2/22/2010 4:30:00 PM
Over the past week, the U.S. dollar has squashed all rumors of its demise like a bug on the windshield of a speeding semi. Last check, the greenback stands at its highest level in nearly nine months. As for what's causing the currency's new lease on life -- well, that depends on who you ask. In the eyes of the mainstream experts, the U.S. dollar is rallying on the wings of a hawk named the Federal Reserve.
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us dollar, dollar, greenback, Federal Reserve, Fed, interest rates, discount rate
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Currencies
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Nico Isaac
2/8/2010 2:30:00 PM
It's the comeback story seen the world over, and no, I'm not talking about the New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl. I'm talking about the long-time currency underdog -- the U.S. dollar -- overcoming the mainstream odds to pull off a surprising rally to seven-month highs.
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us dollar, Super Bowl, bob prechter, dollar
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Currencies
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Nico Isaac
1/8/2010 3:00:00 PM
Just one short month ago, the financial powers-that-be were reading the greenback its last rites and directing the currency to go gently into that good night. From March to November, the U.S. dollar had plunged 20%, its steepest eight-month selloff in 23 years, and stood at a near two-year low against the euro...
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us dollar, greenback, dollar, currency
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Currencies
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/29/2009 2:30:00 PM
Wave structure is the very basis of Elliott wave analysis. To an Elliottician, every seemingly "random" wiggle on a market chart fits into an Elliott wave pattern. The 13 known patterns are divided into two broad groups: impulsive and corrective. Simple enough, right? Now let's look at the recent action in the EUR/USD, the most widely-traded forex pair, as an example of how you can put this information to practical use in currencies.
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dollar, euro, forex, eur/usd, Currencies
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Currencies
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Nico Isaac
12/9/2009 4:15:00 PM
Long since thought of as "the rotting corpse" of the currency markets, the U.S. dollar reawakened to new life this week by rallying to its highest level in more than a month. For many -- namely those affiliated with the financial mainstream -- the dollar's revival came as a huge surprise.
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us dollar, dollar, greenback, Federal Reserve, Fed, ben bernanke
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Currencies
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Nico Isaac
10/7/2009 4:15:00 PM
If you want the latest news on the U.S. Dollar Index, try a search under its new ticker symbol, RIP. -- as in, "rest in peace." Let the record show: In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 6, the mainstream financial community officially declared "The Demise of the Dollar" (The Independent).
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us dollar, dollar, greenback, currency
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Currencies
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
9/23/2009 6:15:00 PM
What an interesting day of trading we saw in stocks on Wednesday (Sept. 23.) On the same day, we had: 1. A single event -- the Fed's interest rate announcement; 2. The stock market's bullish -- and -- bearish "reaction" to it, and 3. Several news stories explaining why stocks rallied -- and -- declined after the event. One question remains: Where will stocks go from here?
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Federal Reserve, Fed, interest rates, DJIA, s&p, dollar, Gold
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Stocks
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
9/18/2009 4:30:00 PM
Trading the EUR/USD has not been easy lately. The exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar (the most widely-traded currency pair) hasn't made much net progress, but it's made up for that in spades by choppy, volatile, sideways-moving market action. When the going gets tough, the tough get going, right? Before you say yes, read these thoughts...
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dollar, euro, forex, Euro dollar exchange rate, Currencies, trading
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Currencies
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/20/2009 4:00:00 PM
Here's a Monday puzzle for you: On the morning of April 20, the dollar pushed the exchange rate with its main "competitor" (the euro) below the "psychologically-important" $1.30 level. Why is the dollar getting stronger when "everyone knows" it should be crashing, considering the exploding debts of the U.S. government?
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dollar, euro, exchange rate, Currencies, froex
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Currencies
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
4/2/2009 10:00:00 AM
There has been a lot of talk lately about replacing the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency. Read these thoughts on this and another hot subject -- China's dependence on the dollar -- by Chris Carolan, the editor of Elliott Wave International's Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday Asian-Pacific Short Term Update.
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china, yuan, dollar, reserve currency
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Asian Markets
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Nico Isaac
3/31/2009 5:00:00 PM
These days, the U.S. dollar is about as popular in the financial world as a fur coat at a PETA convention. From China’s Premier calling for a new global reserve “super” currency, to Russia suggesting a return to the gold standard -- faith in the dollar’s ongoing leadership ability is fading fast...
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u.s. dollar, U.S. currency, dollar, bailouts
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Currencies
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Bill Fox, Senior Bonds Analyst
3/17/2009 5:00:00 PM
You may know that 2009 is the Chinese Year of the Ox. But I bet you didn’t know this: Each Chinese New Year is marked on the second new moon following the winter solstice. Trivia? Yes. Trivial? No. There is so much that we in the U.S. don’t know about China, yet we coexist with this country in a most unlikely symbiotic relationship....
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china, Treasuries, debt, deflation, yuan, dollar
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Economy
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Nico Isaac
2/25/2009 5:30:00 PM
Let's get one thing straight: The "safe-haven" status of a financial market cannot change as suddenly as a runway model's designer duds. Meaning: A certain asset cannot provide shelter from the credit storm raging across Wall Street one minute -- only to lay battered and broken among its list of casualties the next.
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u.s. dollar, dollar, safe-haven
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Currencies
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/6/2009 3:30:00 PM
Following Friday's unemployment report, the U.S. dollar promptly lost to the euro. While this may seem like a "normal" market reaction to a bad economic number, think back to January 9, when the previous sharply negative jobs number was released. Following that report, the USD gained, and strongly. So, the same bad employment number can send the dollar higher and lower? Interesting...
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unemployment, Nonfarm Payrolls, forex, dollar, eur/usd
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Currencies
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Bill Fox, Senior Bonds Analyst
2/3/2009 4:45:00 PM
The common assumption these days is that if only we can support deflating values of housing and other assets – even if artificially, for a time – then we can stop the broader deflation. Yet, despite trillions of dollars going into bailouts and stimuli, banks remain undercapitalized, and the depth of systemic risk remains underestimated and misunderstood. What should the U.S. Treasury focus on instead? Here is one answer...
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Bill gross, pimco, tarp, deflation, peak credit, dollar
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Economy
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Nico Isaac
10/28/2008 5:00:00 PM
Over the past few months, Wall Street's favorite watering holes have served up a deadly "stocktail" -- the Un-Surely Temple. Includes: a splash of fear, a dash of uncertainty, and a steady flow of extreme volatility. For those who partake, the hangover only gets worse.
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us dollar, greenback, dollar, us stock market, DJIA, Currencies
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Currencies
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Nico Isaac
10/15/2008 4:00:00 PM
Unless you're about 80 years old, the United States economy is undergoing the worst downturn in living memory. Yet -- from its March 17 record peak, GOLD prices have plummeted more than 20%. Two words: What "Safe Haven"?
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safe haven, Gold, yellow metal, Precious metals, us dollar, dollar
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Precious Metals
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Euan Wilson
9/23/2008 1:30:00 PM
From the time the founders drafted the Constitution, Presidents and the Congress have often been in a tug-of-war over the scope of executive power. But this time, it's different. The expansion of executive power is not because of national security, war, or political scandal. This time, the president wants power without precedent because the debt-based, monopoly-currency financial system has failed.
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bailout, bailouts, Presidential Power, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, dollar, Banks, debt
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Economy
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