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Market Talk – March 1st, 2016

March 1, 2016

There were some big smiles across the faces of many equity traders today as we have seen some of the strongest markets gains in a while. The Nikkei closed +0.4% but could not match the performance of the Shanghai or Hang Seng Indices when they closed up at almost 2% on the day. We saw […]

Dow Update for Month-End Closing of February 2016

March 1, 2016

We did not elect any bullish reversals. March remains our Directional Change target and the Dow could not close above 16934 for February. Looking ahead, we see the weeks of 03/14 and 03/23 (array posted on the private blog for the Investor level). We have also not elected any Weekly Bullish Reversals. The 17000 level […]

Private Blog

March 1, 2016

The private blog is available to Socrates subscribers. Currently, the private blog is available on the homepage of the Investor level. Please note that the private blog is not available on the WEC Trader preview site at this time. Many people prefer us to keep certain information private that is specific to investing in a […]

Warning Bank Stocks in Serious Trouble

March 1, 2016

  Barclays shares in the UK have fallen 9% after it announced further restructuring, a dividend cut, and an 8% decline in statutory pre-tax profit. As part of the restructure, Barclays is looking to sell off its 62.3% holding in its African business. They followed the trend of commodities and now they are following that same trend […]

Islamic Tensions Continue to Build – Is This Becoming a Religious War?

March 1, 2016

In Russia, an Islamic nanny beheaded a four-year old child that she was hired to take care of and paraded down the streets of Moscow with the child’s head. The nanny, Gyulchehra Bobokulova, from Uzbekistan has been arrested. She beheaded the little girl, Anastasia Meshcheryakova, who she was supposed to care for. Bobokulova was reportedly shouting, […]

The EU Going Quietly into the Light?

March 1, 2016

Our long-term projection models targeted March 13/14, 2016 for when the confidence in the EU would begin to crack much more profoundly among the average community. Indeed, the general view about the EU’s future has begun to plummet as reported in nearly every member state (28 in total) with the exception of just a few. The most […]

Schoolgirl Leaves Politicians Defenseless

March 1, 2016

British schoolgirl Lexie Hill blew politicians away when she made a statement as an audience member on TV. The filmed show was in Poole, Dorset. Lexie confronted Ms. Abbott Elizabeth Truss, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Giles Fraser, and Julian Fellowes. She emphatically stated: “I am sorry, but I can’t accept Liz’s arguments that they are trying to remove the pull […]

TTIP: Will it Fail?

March 1, 2016

QUESTION:  Dear Mr. Armstrong, Your article on the trend set in motion with reference to Trump was fantastic. The world and how it ticks is truly fascinating, your work in investigating how it does so is worthy of any prize and will surely go down in history as the greatest investigation into humanity of all […]

Market Talk – February 29th, 2016

March 1, 2016

All core Asian markets traded heavy by the close of business – it was hopeful that Japan was to be the exception – sadly, that was not to be the case! Although the Nikkei was higher for the majority of the day in the final ninety minutes it too was sold and closed down 161 […]