In July 2008, when crude oil prices were at $148 a barrel and "peak oil" bulls were forecasting a rise to $200, even $300 a barrel, contrarian technical analyst Robert Prechter took the opposite stance:
"One of the greatest commodity tops of all time is due very soon," he wrote in his June 2008 Elliott Wave Theorist.
By December 2008, a barrel of oil cost just $32.
In recent months, the "peak oil" bulls are back to their same old forecasts from 2008:
T. Boone Pickens: Oil Could Hit $148 Per Barrel
– CNBC, April 3, 2012
Are such forecasts more valid now than they were then?
You can now read Prechter’s big-picture outlook on the oil markets in a newly released report.
Follow this link to download Prechter’s 26-page oil report now — it’s free for a limited time.
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Founded in 1979 by Robert R. Prechter Jr., Elliott Wave International (EWI) is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.