European Stocks: Putting Elliott to Work
A good example of how stocks transition from sideways to impulsive trends.

"My experience is that when people are first exposed to the Elliott Wave Principle, they want to know when 5th waves are about to end. But after some experience, the information that becomes most useful is 'show me when a wave 2 is ending' -- because that’s the point right before strong and trending 3rd waves start."

European Stocks: Think of Elliott Waves as a Map

How Elliott Wave Analysis Helps You Find Opportunities

European Stocks: How Much More of the "Downside Fireworks"?

In early 2008, European stocks, especially those in Eastern Europe, were investors' darlings, "shelters from the storm." Well, try finding someone who thinks so now. And, says the European Financial Forecast editor Brian Whitmer in the new, March issue, judging by the "incomplete structure" of Elliott wave patterns in Europe's major bourses, they can go even lower.

"No One Could Have Predicted It" vs. Facts
In order to FORECAST the markets, you need FORWARD-looking tools.

European Stocks: At First, They Said…
Here we are – a year into the global liquidity crunch, and hardly out of the woods.

(VIDEO) European Stocks: Market Sentiment Tells A Story
Most investors become increasingly bullish as the market advances and increasingly bearish as it falls.

Investor sentiment in Europe happens to be mediocre right now. The Daily Sentiment Index – where readings below 20 indicate an extremely bearish sentiment and those above 80 indicate extreme bullishness – is not exactly scraping the bottom, but it has seen better times. Watch this free video to learn how to use sentiment indicators to your advantage.

European Stocks: Five-Wave Moves Speak Volumes
It's no secret that summer months are rarely favorable for stock investors.

Summer months are rarely favorable for stock investors. ("Sell in May and go away," remember?) What complicates things now, however, is the ongoing liquidity crisis that has plagued the markets for almost a year now. And while some analysts out there keep saying "the worst is over," others are not so optimistic.

European Stocks: Watch The "Market's Rhythm"
While chart patterns may seem chaotic, they have a distinct -- and predictable -- structure.

"A Chartered Financial Analyst was my houseguest several years ago, and I brought him to work with me at Elliott Wave International one day. He was an investment banker in New York and must never have had any association with technical traders before me, because he laughed when I introduced him to the Wave Principle. I also thought the whole area of technical analysis was silly – when I first encountered it. But now, I have seen patterns play out as expected so many times that I take their development very seriously – and you should, too."

European Stocks: Fear and Greed
Elliott Wave International discusses how the current stocks sell-off is driven more by fear than rational thinking.

You watch financial news, you know what's going on. Spooked by "concerns over a potential U.S. recession," investors are dumping shares on both sides of the pond. But if you ask us, what's going on here is as old as investing itself: fear and greed. Fear and greed move investors. Fear and greed move market prices, too.

VIDEO: Forecasting Power of a Zigzag
How a simple Elliott wave pattern can help you calculate the end of corrrections.

January's up-and-down price action in European stocks confused many investors. Understandably so, because when markets move choppily like that, the direction of the trend is unclear. But with Elliott wave analysis, you could have known about the outcome of that uncertainty -- a recent rally -- in advance. Just watch this free video clip...