Market sentiment and contrary opinion as measured by various indicators have been used by traders for many years. The theory of contrary opinion asserts that if a majority of traders agrees on the direction of a market move, then the odds are significant that prices will, in fact, move in the opposite direction. Various measures of market sentiment have been used over the years in attempts to apply contrary opinion effectively in the markets. Among these are odd lot short sales, options volatility, broker opinion surveys, and trader opinion surveys. The good news is that the theory of contrary opinion is correct; the bad news is that the traditional measures of contrary opinion either tend to be LATE or generally unreliable. Learn More
Selected articles from 2005 - 2008
The Best Of Bernstein Volume Selected Articles
From Jake Bernstein’s Weekly Commodity Trading Letter
A Comprehensive Guide To Trends, Cycles and Seasonals in Futures Learn More
A Chart Study of Daily Seasonal Tendencies in Futures Prices
...a major reference work for serious traders who seek to harness the immense value and reliability of seasonals. Learn More
Status of the long-term US real estate market
Status of foreign real estate markets, particularly Asia and Australia
Current opportunities in specific US areas
Farmland trend and price projections
REITS: buy, sell or hold?
6 Housing stocks to buy for the long-term; when and at what prices
Interest rate and mortgage rate projections: lock in now or float?
5 Real estate related ETF'S and stocks hand-picked for the next secular upmoves
And much more
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I believe that the next huge currency moves will be up versus the US dollar and I believe further that my JBCC system can get you in the right position for these moves. While I can’t guarantee profitability into the future I can tell you that I have taken the utmost of care and caution in constructing a system that is not only valid, that is based on a three-day price pattern and also incorporates careful risk management and trailing stop methodology. Learn More
Long wave economic cycles - The New Prosperity focuses on how to actually implement a practical and realistic investment program for the collapse-and-renewal forecast for the near future. Learn More
2 1/2 Hr Webinar - Presented by Jake Bernstein 12 September 2012
Cycles - How to Use Them, How to Project Them, How to Time Them...
How NOT to Use Them. Learn More
Market sentiment and contrary opinion as measured by various indicators have been used by traders for many years. The theory of contrary opinion asserts that if a majority of traders agrees on the direction of a market move, then the odds are significant that prices will, in fact, move in the opposite direction. Various measures of market sentiment have been used over the years in attempts to apply contrary opinion effectively in the markets. Among these are odd lot short sales, options volatility, broker opinion surveys, and trader opinion surveys. The good news is that the theory of contrary opinion is correct; the bad news is that the traditional measures of contrary opinion either tend to be LATE or generally unreliable. Learn More