Prechter co-wrote with A J Frost and first published in 1979 the
'Elliott Wave Principle: Key to Market Behavior '
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_wave_principle ]
in the text 1987 was noted as the year there'd be a major bottom or top
in 1987 Prechter forecast the '87 crash, tho he wasn't the only one to do so
his call resulted in fame, fortune and interviews
Prechter's been notoriously incorrect in many of his EW calls - haven't we all
(i know of some of them since the early 80s) and has for years expected the
'end of the world as we know it' which the current predicament has come
close to fulfilling
his calls have been tracked for some time here:
http://yelnick.typepad.com/
(see the archives) along with Neely 'master of the EW' who to date has called
for the decline of the DJ/SP500 five times, does he do crude ?
as to the $5 - $10 crude, my last call was a top at $76 and i think crude
will drop to $34 possibly $21 - fibo (EW) numbers - will update next month
here's my Jan/09 post: 'crude oil to $21 . . . how about $13 ?'
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152055
i'll say that to date, crude's either putting in an inverted H&S (EW AB) or
A and B of an ABC, or even completed an ABC correction that will see a
new high, maybe even hit fibo # $89
attached is an Advanced GET EW labeled chart