Sep 09

What Does Mechanical Investing Mean? By Investopedia

Buying and selling stocks according to a screen based on predetermined criteria, usually with the help of technical indicators such as relative strength or momentum. This method allows traders to enter transactions without emotion and backtest their strategies by using historical data from any time period.

For example, one of the most common mechanical investing systems is called the Dogs of the Dow. This strategy involves buying the 10 stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yield at the beginning of ...

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Sep 07

Click Here to Replace Buy-and-Hold with an Upgrading Strategy


"Trends don't last forever, so why would you hold the same investment forever?"

History will repeat itself - are you ready?

* Did you successfully avoid the recent Bear Market?

* Or did you ride the market down with the "Buy and Hold" crowd?

* Did you see the warning signs before the bear market took hold?

If you are like most average American households, you saw your investments plummet in value by over 50% in ...

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Sep 05

It's FreeWeek at EWI:

Click here to get charts, analysis and forecasts of Asian-Pacific and European markets.


Good Labor Day Weekend!

Our friends at Elliott Wave International have just announced the beginning of their wildly popular FreeWeek event, where they throw open the doors for non-subscribers to test-drive some of their most popular premium services -- at ZERO cost to you.

You can access EWI's near-term analysis of Asian-Pacific and European markets from EWI's Short Term Update services (combined valued at $98/month) right now through noon Eastern ...

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Sep 03

Click Here for Market Timing Strategies That Outperforms Buy-and-Hold


Discover a technique that outperforms Buy and Hold strategies by a factor of 84 times.

But First Ponder these Questions

Have you ever wondered why banks and mutual fund companies religiously preach "Buy and Hold" as the only investment strategy for long-term success?

Or, why the average management expense ratio for mutual funds is twice the cost of Exchange Traded Funds?

Especially when you consider that studies have show less than 12% of mutual funds can actually outperform the long run returns ...

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Sep 01

Click Here To Follow the Sectors, not the Broad Market Indexes


"Investors that understand how market indexes are constructed uncover great opportunities"

Consider these 2 questions carefully

* With over 10,000 listed companies in America, are the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Index a true representation of the market?

* If the S&P500 Index is in a downward trend, does that mean all stocks and sectors are performing poorly?

Learn to tune out noise

Obviously, the answer to the above 2 questions is a ...

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Aug 28

The Hindenburg Omen -- Omen-ous or Not?


Elliott Wave International Chief Market Analyst Steve Hochberg Sheds Light on a Feared Technical Indicator

On Aug. 12, volatile market action coincided with a technical signal called the Hindenburg Omen, whereby a relatively high number of new highs and lows in individual stocks occur at the same time.

This indicator instantly gained an enormous amount of media attention. So we sat down with Steve Hochberg, EWI's chief market analyst and close colleague of Robert Prechter, to ask him about the now-infamous Hindenburg Omen.

EWI: Steve, ...

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Aug 26

Hey, in case you haven't seen one of the bazillion emails, the Seven Summits Trader Debut is happening today ;)

Click here to attend the free webinar.


But in all seriousness, I've seen a sneak preview of
the SST and I can definitely see how it would generate
some buzz.

To celebrate the Debut, Mark (the developer) has 2
live webinars planned today: the first at 12pm Noon
and the second at 6pm Eastern (New York Time) - so...

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Aug 24

By Investors Business Daily CANSLIM Stock Investing Method


Will Big Investors Tune In To TV Listing Firm Rovi?

Today we're going to revisit a stock we last looked at a month ago. It's Rovi (ROVI) and its products help people find and then connect to TV shows, movies and music on any capable device they own. That technology is used by consumer electronics makers.

Rovi also creates electronic program listings for cable TV firms and other carriers. It was featured in an August 16th IBD 100 article, which noted the company is expected to release its Total ...

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Aug 22

Restructuring the Real Estate Market: What It Means for You

By D.R. Barton, Jr. of Van Tharp Institute


“This is like déjà vu all over again.” — Yogi Bera

I have spoken to folks who have recently started to speculate in real estate again. Frankly, the current real estate marketplace is one of the toughest areas to comment on. What happens in real estate is very important to the equity markets, though, so I think we need to dig in a bit and see where the data and analysis trail leads us.

One factor that makes ...

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Aug 20

Slicing the Neckline: A Classic Technical Pattern Agrees with the Elliott Wave Count


In the August issue of his Elliott Wave Theorist, market forecaster Robert Prechter alerted readers that the U.S. stock market was slicing the neckline of a classic head-and-shoulders pattern in technical analysis, and that this may send the market into critical condition.

Prechter said that when the Elliott wave count and a head-and-shoulders pattern are saying the same thing about the stock market, it's best to pay attention.

Here's how the August issue of the Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, the ...

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