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Rick Ackerman

Rick Ackerman

Phenomenally accurate forecasts for stocks and commodities

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At last, a dim perception of Crisis!

Good morning. At last, the psychotics and pinheads who cause oil prices to fluctuate meaninglessly have responded to a geopolitical crisis!

Levitating Kamala

Expect stocks to continue their heedless waft into outer space until the election.

Sell the News

The stock market went bonkers following the Fed's first rate-cut since March 2020, but my advice is to sell the news.

'Wealth Effect' Is a Delusion and a Fraud

The so-called 'wealth effect' is the Tulipmania of this era on steroids, creating untold sums of money from speculative spume.

'Easing' Could End the Bull Market

Suppose Wall Street gets what it has craved for years, and the Fed actually announces a 50-basis-point easing?

Approach / Strategy

What Is a Hidden Pivot?

When a stock's price fluctuates, it reflects the ongoing balance between supply and demand, likened to the natural flow of yin and yang. Stock movements resemble an "inhale" and "exhale" pattern, with each rise (zig) having a corresponding fall (zag).

Hidden pivots lie at key turning points within stock movements, helping determine price changes with precision, and they are “hidden” because they cannot be detected using such conventional technical tools as trendlines, support and resistance lines, Fibonacci levels, Gann angles, momentum oscillators or stochastic indicators. While Elliott Wave Analysis can offer similar insights, the hidden pivot method is simpler and more straightforward for traders to use.

Full Bio

Rick Ackerman is a seasoned trader, known for his 40+ years in the financial markets. He spent 12 years as an options market maker on the Pacific Coast Exchange and is now the editor and publisher of Rick's Picks, an online service for traders from novice to expert. 

In the trading world, Rick is known for the unusual accuracy of his price predictions and for developing the Hidden Pivot Method that he uses to trade and forecast. His insights have been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, and publications like Barron’s and The San Francisco Examiner. His provocative insights and timely trading calls have made him a frequent guest on shows hosted by Max Keiser, Greg Hunter, Corey Fleck, and Jim Goddard, among others. Ackerman also helped solve a famous pill-tampering case, earning recognition from the FBI.

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