Robert R. Prechter Jr.

Robert R. Prechter, Jr. (b. 1949) is an American author and stock market analyst, known for his financial forecasts using the Elliott Wave Principle.

Prechter has authored or edited 14 books including:



Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression



Elliott Wave Principle: Key To Market Behavior

He has also published monthly financial commentary in The Elliott Wave Theorist since 1979, and is the founder of Elliott Wave International and New Classics Library. Prechter served on the board of the Market Technicians Association for nine years, and as the Association's President in 1990-1991. In recent years Prechter has supported the study of socionomics, a theory about human social behavior.