Term of the Day: Elves

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	INVESTOPEDIA Term Of The Day October 20, 2015 Elves A slang term for the technical analysts who appeared on the PBS television show "Wall Street Week", which aired from 1970 to 2005. The elves attempted to predict the direction of the market in the coming months, and gained popularity due to their inability to make accurate predictions. Breaking It Down: The show's host, Louis Rukeyser, began referring to "Wall Street Week's" group of technical analysts as... Read More Related to "Elves" Investors Moving Out Of Emerging And Frontier Markets Weakness across international financial markets and concerns about a global economic slowdown prompted... Read More Downtrending Stocks to Short or Sell The S&P 500 broke below a triangle patten on September 18, following a false breakout to the upside. While one or two days doesn't indicate... Read More Second Chance Entries Into Completed Double Tops A double top is a chart pattern which occurs frequently. It isn't always a reliable indication that the price will continue lower... Read More Recently Added Definitions Current Ratio The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term and... Read More Internal Rate Of Return - IRR A metric used in capital budgeting measuring the profitability of potential investments. Internal rate of return is a discount rate that... Read More Related Definitions Technical Analysis Analyst Leprechaun Leader Gnomes Dwarf Past Terms of the Day Sleeping Beauty Leprechaun Leader Goldilocks Economy Mad Hatter Compound Annual Growth Rate - CAGR You are currently subscribed as: mondemand.forex@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions Investopedia US, A Division of IAC. Copyright © 2015, Investopedia, LLC. All Rights Reserved Follow Us: