Enjoy your 8 free chapters from Prechter’s Conquer the Crash — the book that foresaw what others have missed.

By Editorial Staff

There is no question that Robert Prechter’s Conquer the Crash foresaw and explained nearly every chapter of today’s financial crisis, years before it happened. Enjoy your 8 free chapters from the book with this free Club EWI report; here’s a quick excerpt from chapter 23, "What To Do With Your Pension Plan." Note especially the last two paragraphs.

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By Editorial Staff

The following article is adapted from a special report on "Popular Culture and the Stock Market" published by Robert Prechter, founder and CEO of the technical analysis and research firm Elliott Wave International. Although originally published in 1985, "Popular Culture and the Stock Market" is so timeless and relevant that USA Today covered its insights in a recent Nov. 2009 article. For the rest of this revealing 50-page report, download it for free here.

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By Nico Issac

• So far in 2010, the number of US bank failures has reached 25, a rate of two per week. This compares to 25 total bank failures for ALL of 2008, and three for 2007.
• The benchmark KBW Bank Index still stands 60% below its 2007 peak, while one-third of all US banks reported a net loss for 2009.
• The FDIC’s list of "problem" institutions rose from 552 to 702 from Q3 to Q4 of 2009.
• And each new day could bring a new, personally addressed letter to announce the name change of your financial institution.

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By Editorial Staff

This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, "What a Trader Really Needs to be Successful" — a classic Special Report by EWI’s president Robert Prechter.

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Gold’s safe-haven status is based on hype, not history

By Nico Isaac

As I sat down to watch the Oscar pre-show on Sunday night, March 7, one word was repeatedly used to describe the celebrity starlets and their designer duds: GOLD. Gold bustiers and gold lame skirts, shiny gun-metal dresses and glittery sequined gowns all basking in the golden shadow of the final golden statue.

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You’ve heard the common trading advice: “Successful traders know how to control their emotions, instead of being controlled by their emotions.” I bet you’re thinking easier said than done, huh? As a trader, you’re bombarded with countless possibilities that can make decisive action a stressful hire wire act.  It’s no wonder your emotions can get in the way.

That’s where Elliott Wave International’s free report can help. You’ll discover how to manage your positions objectively – plus control your emotions – so you make the most of each high-confidence trade set-up.

Learn more and download your free report.

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Free video tutorial available to all Club EWI members

By Nico Isaac

For over ten decades, the mainstream financial world has embraced the view that external news events drive trend changes in the markets. In less than ten minutes, EWI’s senior tutorial instructor Wayne Gorman shatters that very idea into a fine dust, swept away into thin air.

In part one of his exclusive, three-part Club EWI video series "Why Use The Wave Principle," Wayne first assesses the pitfalls of relying on macroeconomic models to forecast; namely: "An investor is lured into the market at just the worst time, when it’s time to sell, and forced out just at the best time to buy."

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By Susan Walker

If everyone says that shocks from outside the financial system — so-called exogenous shocks — can affect it for better or worse, they must be right.

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Deflation is more than just "falling prices." Robert Prechter explains why.

By Editorial Staff

The following article is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, "The Guide to Understanding Deflation. Robert Prechter’s Most Important Writings on Deflation."

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How a 3-in-1 chart formation in cotton foresaw the January selloff

By Nico Isaac

For Elliott Wave International’s chief commodity analyst Jeffrey Kennedy, the single most important thing for a trader to have is STYLE– and no, we’re not talking business casual versus sporty chic. Trading "style," as in any of the following: top/bottom picker, strictly technical, cyclical, or pattern watcher.

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