Apparently Ralph Acampora is referred to as many as the Godfather of technical analysis.

He says:

  • The stock market has been exhibiting “suspicious” behavior
  • And that suggests a new bear market is on the horizon
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average could slide to 12000 before the longer-term, “secular” bull market can resume (Godfather … secular … maybe I should’ve posted this on Sunday?)

“I’ve been bullish for over four years, so for me making this call, it’s important,” said Mr. Acampora

  • Too many stocks are in, or already pulling back from buy spikes that are signs of exhaustion
  • Thinks that the Dow could fall more now than it did in 1998

Acampora goes on with what he needs to see to change his mind:

“For me to change my mind, I need to see new highs across the board” in the benchmark indexes

Article is here

Any equity traders out there, what do you think?