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Spot a Pattern You Recognize: One Simple Tip for Becoming a Better Trader

Jim Musselwhite — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:59:56 +0000

By Gary Grimes The following article is adapted from market analysis by Elliott Wave International Chief Commodity Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy. Now through July 22, Jeffrey Kennedy’s daily, intermediate, and long-term forecasts for up to 18 markets are free via EWI’s FreeWeek. Learn more here. Wave patterns are like beautiful women, classic [...]

Free Report: Spot Trading Opportunities By Staying Ahead of the News

Jim Musselwhite — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:49:33 +0000

Stop adjusting your trading positions based on the latest news and gambling with common [...]

Energy Use Per Unit of GDP by Country

Richard Shaw — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:05:40 +0000

Countries that require less energy per unit of GDP may fare better during a period of high energy prices. This table shows the Kg of oil equivalent consumed per unit of GDP on a purchasing power parity basis for 32 countries, as reported by the United Nations. This data is not a measure of energy use efficiency, [...]

How ETFs Work?

Michael Michaud — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:35:02 +0000

ETFs are securities certificates that state legal right of ownership over part of a basket of individual stock certificates. Several different kinds of financial firms are needed for ETFs to come into being, trade at prices that closely match their underlying assets, and unwind when investors no longer want them. Laying [...]

International ETF in focus.

Vlada Kynsky — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:38:00 +0000

Recently I posted how international ETF stand in relation P/E to GDP (link to post). The most undervalued seemed to be emerging markets of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China).

World markets had turned to negative on October and have started bear market which lasts already 6 months. But major fall happened at the beginning of year 2008. I run my screen for ETF to see the leaders and laggards on YTD basis. Her you have result.

ETF	Ticker	ROC %
Brazil	(EWZ)	16.3
Mexico	(EWW)	9.1
Canada	(EWC)	6
Russia	(RSX)	3.9
Australia	(EWA)	2.2
Spain	(EWP)	1.1
Japan	(EWJ)	-0.6
U.K.	(EWU)	-3
France	(EWQ)	-3.2
US	(IVV)	-3.5
Italy	(EWI)	-5.6
Germany	(EWG)	-5.9
S. Korea	(EWY)	-7.8
China	(FXI)	-10.4
Hong Kong	(EWH)	-12
India	(INP)	-28.1

Geography of non-US Stock Markets

Richard Shaw — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:52:35 +0000

There are 67 countries between the United States, Canada, EAFE, emerging market and frontier market countries. It may be helpful to you if you visualize the geographic relationship between those countries when you think about making country, region or development stage country investments. The pie chart shows the relative market cap size of [...]