Robert Folsom

Elliott Wave International

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• Is It Possible to Have Panic Buying?

  Published 23 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "Panic selling" is easy to understand and recognize: Investors rush to sell from the fear of loss. No more explanation necessary. On the other hand,…

• Prechter Describes The 'Stunning Long-Term Elliott Wave Picture'

  Published 12 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Please join me to consider a time in the stock market that lasted just under three years: 32 months, to be precise. During this period…

• If You Think the Past Decade Was Bad For Stocks, Wait Till You See This

  Published 04 December 2009 | viewed 6,061 times

  The major stock indexes are the wrong place to look A well-known business magazine recently published a story with this headline: Stocks: The "Loss" Decade…

• Efficient Market Hypothesis: True "Villain" of the Financial Crisis?

  Published 27 August 2009 | viewed 3,113 times

  Editor's Note: The following article discusses Robert Prechter's view of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. For more information, download this free 10-page issue of Prechter's Elliott…

• This is Fiscal "Restraint"?

  Published 29 March 2005 | viewed 5,529 times

  It's been less than a month since the proposed fiscal year 2006 Federal budget was in the news. If you can barely recall the story…

• How Fast Can an Economy Go From Good to Bad?

  Published 14 March 2005 | viewed 4,610 times

  The most recent GDP figures seem to echo what Fed Chairman Greenspan said in February in his semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. For…

• Performance, Fortune, & the U.S. President

  Published 03 March 2005 | viewed 3,997 times

  Many people study U.S. political history, others study U.S. economic history, and a relative few individuals look closely enough at both to see the strong…

• A Trillion Barrels of Oil... and Prices Rise?

  Published 01 March 2005 | viewed 6,771 times

  The notion of a "coming oil shortage" has been around for decades. I remember the lines at the gas pumps in 1973-74 all too clearly,…

• This is What REAL Credit Growth Looks Like

  Published 15 February 2005 | viewed 6,084 times

  The Federal Reserve keeps thorough records of U.S. consumer credit, and most of the data goes back 30 years or longer. They put it all…

• The "House" Buys Stocks: What's Wrong With That?

  Published 13 January 2005 | viewed 3,326 times

  The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) is shocked, shocked because -- in the words of a recent financial headline -- some people are "Betting…

• 401k

  Published 11 January 2005 | viewed 3,296 times

  "People should have control over their own retirement funds." This simple idea should get vigorous nods from anyone who believes in individual autonomy and personal…

• Hedge Funds: Healthy Risk?

  Published 21 December 2004 | viewed 3,031 times

  It's easy to describe what an unhealthy risk is: scuba diving with a Great White Shark while holding a raw, rib-eye steak in your hand,…

• The 2004 "Spend Like A Drunken Sailor" Award

  Published 11 December 2004 | viewed 2,943 times

  If you want to redefine what it means to "spend like a drunken sailor," it's tempting to examine the record levels of credit card, consumer,…

• ART: The New Asset Class?

  Published 08 December 2004 | viewed 4,319 times

  Just when you thought that no pair could be more mismatched than the Virgin Mary and a grilled cheese sandwich, the cultural world brings us…

• What's Next For The Most "Feared" Politician on Wall Street?

  Published 30 November 2004 | viewed 2,599 times

  In the months leading up to the presidential election, the financial press spilled a lot of ink wondering which candidate was "preferred by Wall Street."…

• Politics, Presidents, and Jobs

  Published 31 October 2004 | viewed 2,934 times

  We're about to learn if President George Bush will be reelected or replaced by Senator John Kerry, but a few facts are painfully clear right…

• Oil Prices and the Stock Market: The Missing Link

  Published 06 October 2004 | viewed 5,774 times

  Please consider these headlines. Associated Press Stocks Decline on Surge in Oil Prices Thursday August 12, 10:34 pm ET By Michael J. Martinez, AP Business…

• "Bearish" AFTER a Stock Loses Most of Its Value?

  Published 23 September 2004 | viewed 2,928 times

  In mid-September (Friday, Sept. 10), The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a story on its front business page under this large headline: Analysts Bearish on Delta The…

• Pornography and the Bear Market

  Published 02 September 2004 | viewed 5,648 times

  Popularity is a spectacle that comes and goes, and sometimes the explanation "why" can be more interesting than the trend or person who came &…

• Irrational Market Bubbles: Are They "Post-Modern"?

  Published 26 August 2004 | viewed 2,882 times

  Newsweek magazine recently ran an article with the headline "Mind Reading," and the subhead, "The new science of decision making. It's not as rational as…