Earlier Articles
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- GE Equals 1936-1937 Dow Jones
Most people have heard the old saying, "If history doesn't repeat itself, it certainly has a tendency to rhyme." Along this vein, do chart patterns repeat themselves? Here is what we had to say about the GE chart pattern in late May in comparison to a 1936-37 chart of the Dow Jones.
- Measuring Financial Time: The Magic of Pi ...February 25, 2001
Any physicist will explain that AC-DC current would not function properly without a constant geophysical cycle. But could there be some similar cycle behind the scenes in long-term financial market behavior? And if so, might it be related to the mathematical number pi first discovered by Greek-thinker Archimedes? Read this long-term cycle analysis:
- Where the Excess Lies...September 8, 2000
Every financial bubble in history has had its excess primarily defined in one sector. In this article we examine where it is this time around.
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The Last Hurrah...August 31, 2000
A look at the cyclcical rhythms of the U.S. equity market into the fall of 2000, together with one specific stock: Cisco Sytsems. - When Insiders Rule...June 13, 2000
A look at recent manipulations of equities involving insider option trading, and a current large-cap high tech stock where the insiders are currently voting with their feet. - A Certain Fixation...March 6, 2000
This analysis takes a longer-term psychological look at why people believe so much
in the current equity mania, touching on a few specific examples... - Nasdaq Crash & First Downside Stopping Point ...February 29, 2000...NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE
Spotting a bubble in real-time and anticipating a future roadmap for its collapse... -
Three Peaks and a Domed House - Revisted...Jan 14, 2000
This analysis, updated from the work of George Lindsay in the 1960's, correctly anticipated the recent structure of the DJIA 15% decline... - S&P Monthly Perspective...Jan 12, 2000
Here is a longer term look at the S&P that was previously featured
as a Chart du Jour... -
December Cycle Report...Dec. 27, 1999
Why is the market having such problems in early 2000? Could it be related to the cycle shift described here in late December 1999? -
13th. Century Mathematician and the Current DJIA: The Rhythms of a Parabolic Advance...Dec 1999
We overshot the extrapolated high for a few days, but look where we are now... - Crude Oil and Ed Yardeni: A Technical Perspective...Dec 8, 1999 Y2K ended up as a non-event, but two sets of new crude highs (as prognosticated) have indeed transpired:
- Wall Street’s Two-Sided Brain: Are There Any True Contrarians Left?...Nov. 1999...AVAILABLE FREE
Jeremy Grantham and others speak... - When Sentiment Becomes Too Extreme: A Potential FX Opportunity...Dec. 1999...AVAILABLE FREE
Compare where Euro/Yen is today and where it was then: - The Man Behind the Curtain and the New Kereitsu: A Closer Look at the Internet Equity Frenzy...Jun. 1999...AVAILABLE FREE
Ever looked closely at Kleiner Perkins and some of the deals their companies do? - Anecdotal Signs in Our Paper Currency...Apr. 1999...AVAILABLE FREE
This is important for 2000 since a "gold colored" U.S. dollar coin coming by the 2nd Quarter - Twenty Years of Technical Trends: How Much Has the World Really Changed?...Dec. 1999...AVAILABLE FREE
An overview and retrospective
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