{"id":23331,"date":"2011-08-20T16:11:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T20:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=23331"},"modified":"2011-08-20T16:11:43","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T20:11:43","slug":"see-prechters-free-fall-territory-chart-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2011\/08\/20\/see-prechters-free-fall-territory-chart-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"See Prechter&#8217;s &#8220;FREE FALL TERRITORY&#8221; Chart for Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And see EWI&#8217;s long-term forecast in the updated &#8220;Free Fall&#8221; chart <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: small;\">By Elliott Wave International<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the May 2008 issue of his monthly <em>Elliott Wave Theorist<\/em>, Robert Prechter showed this chart of the Dow Jones Industrials. As you can see, prices go back to the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elliottwave.com\/images\/freeupdates\/Image\/May%202008.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please note that on the day this chart published (May 16), the Dow closed at 12,987 &#8212; <strong>barely eight percent below<\/strong> the Dow&#8217;s all-time high of the previous October.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as you can also clearly see, Prechter labeled the white space below the May 2008 price level as &#8220;<strong>Free Fall Territory<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, no one else<strong> dared<\/strong> to publish such a bearish forecast. This was <strong>before<\/strong> the Lehman bankruptcy, the bailout binge, the home foreclosure crisis, <strong>and certainly before<\/strong> the worst of the stock market collapse.<\/p>\n<p>In his June 2011 <em>Theorist<\/em>, Prechter published an update to the chart above, and here&#8217;s the major difference: <strong>The updated chart &#8220;telescopes out&#8221; by one full degree of trend.<\/strong> Prices go back to the <strong>1930s<\/strong>. The <strong>scale<\/strong> of the white space surrounding this chart&#8217;s &#8220;free fall territory&#8221; label will show you what Prechter <strong>truly<\/strong> means.<\/p>\n<p>His commentary in that issue also observed that<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;the March-April [2011] rally was one of the most passionate bouts of stock buying I have ever witnessed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob Prechter made this observation not in admiration, but as a <strong>warning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the past three weeks, the Dow Industrials have plummeted nearly 2,000 points. Most investors are confused and scared. <strong>How far down<\/strong> will the decline travel? Will it end tomorrow or go on for years?<\/p>\n<p>The answers to these questions are crucial to your financial health. You can still get ahead of the trend, but only if you prepare now. Read EWI&#8217;s long and near-term forecast. Get it in one comprehensive package &#8212; and <strong>stay ahead of the crowd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And &#8212; get Bob Prechter&#8217;s August <em>Elliott Wave Theorist<\/em>. It includes &#8220;many dozens&#8221; of charts. Bob will also record this <em>Theorist <\/em>as a rare &#8220;video issue&#8221; &#8212; you&#8217;ll be able to watch and listen as Prechter himself presents all the content.<\/p>\n<p>Also &#8212; as part of the same package, you get the August issue of our <strong><em>Elliott Wave Financial Forecast<\/em><\/strong> &#8212; you&#8217;ll see and read about the latest big picture in stocks, dollar, gold and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAVE 57% with this LIMITED-TIME OFFER: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elliottwave.com\/r.asp?acn=9cp&amp;rcn=aa201&amp;dy=aa081911&amp;url=http:\/\/www.elliottwave.com\/single-issues\/ff\/ffsst2.aspx?code=AFF%26articleid=2398\"><strong>See what we see next for the markets now via this instant-access discount subscription offer.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International. EWI is the world&#8217;s largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the May 2008 issue of his monthly Elliott Wave Theorist, Robert Prechter showed this chart of the Dow Jones Industrials. 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