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USD/JPY: Lemons into Lemonade

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How Elliott wave analysis helps you as a forex trader with built-in, risk-defining safeguards

Elliott wave analysis is not a crystal ball. (No market-forecasting method is.)

But here's what is remarkable: Even when your Elliott wave forecast doesn't pan out, you have built-in safeguards to alert you -- and help you manage risk. Here's a real-life example.

Going into the November 14 low, USD/JPY charts had been showing an impulsive downward Elliott wave pattern. Impulses are 5-wave moves, but on November 13-14, the pattern looked incomplete: the fifth wave down seemed to be missing.

Here's a chart our Currency Specialty Service subscribers saw early on November 13: Continue reading "USD/JPY: Lemons into Lemonade" →

Consumer confidence jumps to best levels in 54 months … and why nobody wants to take a haircut

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 27th of November.

HOORAY FOR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE, BUT IS IT ENOUGH?

Consumer confidence jumped to its best levels in four and a half years. Is that going to be enough to save the economy? We still believe the stock market is in a negative mode, and it is certainly reflecting that today. The big dilemma in our minds is the "Fiscal Cliff". Is anyone, Republican and Democrat alike, willing to take haircut on their special exemptions? Fiscal matters like the proverbial "Fiscal Cliff" tend to get booted down the road. Just look at what's going on in Europe, they are the example we are unfortunately following.

MIXED PICTURE IN THE EQUITIES MARKETS

After last Friday's big jump in the equity markets, we are seeing a somewhat mixed picture for the last two days. Based on our Trade Triangles, we think we will see this market trade sideways before taking another downturn. Everything is going to be predicated on the rise and fall in optimism concerning the "Fiscal Cliff" conundrum. Continue reading "Consumer confidence jumps to best levels in 54 months … and why nobody wants to take a haircut" →

Is a Carbon Tax a Done Deal for the US?

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We know Obamarama is going to tax the rich, but I bet many didn't think he would weasel in the carbon tax as quickly as he is going to now. A Romney win would have been bullish for coal producers in the US – but Romney lost, and now so has coal, at least in the near term. The biggest winner from Obamarama? Natural gas.

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) is now supporting Obama in bringing a carbon tax to the US.

Why would Exxon – and other big energy companies – join forces to bring on the carbon tax?

The answer is simple: profits. Continue reading "Is a Carbon Tax a Done Deal for the US?" →

5 Years of Double and Triple Digit Returns

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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
35th US President

Those are words we live by every day here at MarketClub and our parent company, INO.com. Our goal and mission is to help and assist our members get the very most out of MarketClub and all of the services we offer.

With thousands of members around the world in over 100 countries, we take our mission very seriously. Our goal is to provide you with the tools that will help you achieve the kind of results you may have only dreamed of.

It is with that in mind that I invite you to watch this four minute video on the World Cup Portfolio.

Since late 2007, we have been religiously tracking a portfolio that we designed to take advantage of the ever changing world we live in. This portfolio contains six core elements, all of which have performed extremely well in both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Continue reading "5 Years of Double and Triple Digit Returns" →

What's really going on in the markets?

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 26th of November.

EQUITIES EXPLODE TO THE UPSIDE, BUT IS THE MOVE FOR REAL?
Last Friday the equity markets jumped dramatically to the upside. Is this a turnaround reversal, or is just a dead cat bounce in a longer-term bear market? At the present time our Trade Triangles are in a negative mode indicating that it was a short covering rally in a bear market.

YES! GOLD EXPLODES TO THE UPSIDE
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving we said to watch gold, as a move over the $1,738 level basis spot gold would indicate that all is not well fiscally in the world. This level was breached last Friday in a shortened trading week. With all of our Trade Triangles in a positive mode, you should now be fully long gold to protect your purchasing power. Continue reading "What's really going on in the markets?" →