How To Prepare Yourself for the Next Crash

Submitted By Michael Michaud




Elliottwave International Robert Prechter
November 04, 2009 CNBC Bear Market Call Interview


How to Prepare Yourself for the 'Serious Event' Ahead

Critical junctures come in many forms, yet opportunity comes in only one: It allows you to anticipate and prepare for what's to come.

A timing strategy that dials in a precise turning point can earn you the greatest-possible gains (not to mention the respect of your peers). But pinning an otherwise winning strategy on the hopes of precise timing risks more than personal glory; it risks your entire opportunity.

[The week of Oct. 12, 2009], the Dow touched 10,000 and the S&P hit 1095, reaching the upper end of our range for a normal rally and fulfilling our original expectations from last March-April. With respect to targeting waves 1 and 2, the Wave Principle has been a consistent guide. An outsized rally, as EWT said in August, could run as high as Dow _____, which would mean about _____ in the S&P. … [Specific prices redacted for this publication.]

"Prediction is one thing, and taking prudent action is another. Trading strategy entails figuring out the best way to take advantage of the market’s probabilities." ~ Robert Prechter, October 2009 Theorist

The October 2009 Elliott Wave Theorist dives into the current juncture head first. It fully spells out our analysis of the critical juncture. It also delivers our recommendations for how to prepare your portfolio for what's to occur (before it happens).

Inside you'll discover:

* 14 eye-opening charts across 10 analysis-packed pages for today's most critical markets: U.S. stocks, gold and the U.S. dollar.

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* Mounting evidence from trusted technical indicators: sentiment, advance/decline ratio and volume.

* A decennial pattern in U.S. stocks that's held true for 10 of the past 11 decades.

* An informative and useful section titled "Devising Trading Strategies."

* Two and a half pages of gold analysis -- why lessons from the past likely provide ironies for the future.

* Poignant analysis for the U.S. dollar.

* And much more, including a rare opportunity for a good cause: You can dine with Robert Prechter.

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