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Benner Cycle

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From Benners Prophecies: Future Ups And Down In Prices, published in 1884, but first referenced in 1872.[1][2]

Benner Cycle is a chart create by Ohioan farmer Samuel Benner. It references historical market cycles between 1780-1872 and uses them to makes predictions for 1873-2059.

The chart marks three phases of market cycles:[3]

A. Panic Years: - "Years in which panic have occurred and will occur again."
B. Good Times - "Years of Good Times. High prices and the time to sell Stocks and values of all kinds."
C. "Years of Hard Times, Low Prices, and a good time to buy Stocks, 'Corner Lots', Goods, etc. and hold till the 'Boom' reaches the years of good times; then unload."

Cycles

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Benner estimated panics occur on a cycle of roughly 18 years, 20 years, and 16 years (18-20-16). After a panic, Good Times last for about 7 years. This is followed by a transition of about 11 years to Hard Times. Then, recovery to Good Times over a period of about 9 years (7-11-9).

Predictions
Hard Times Good Times Panics
1780
1783 1783
1789
1791
1796
1800
1803
1807
1810
1816
1818
1819
1823
1827
1834
1837 1837
1843
1845
1850
1854
1857
1861
1864
1870
1872
1873
1877
1881
1888
1891 1891
1897
1899
1904
1908
1911
1915
1918
1924
1926
1927
1931
1935
1942
1945 1945
1951
1953
1958
1962
1965
1969
1972
1978
1980
1981
1985
1989
1996
1999 1999
2005
2007
2012
2016
2019
2023
2026
2032
2034
2035
2039
2043
2050
2053 2053
2059

References

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  1. ^ Benner, Samuel (29 June 2008). Benner's Prophecies of Future Ups and Downs in Prices: What Years to Make Money on Pig-Iron, Hogs, Corn, and Provisions (1884). Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1436787369.
  2. ^ Constance Brown (2010). Fibonacci Analysis. Wiley. p. 101. ISBN 9780470883242.
  3. ^ Protonotarios, Giorgos. "The Cyclicality of Financial Markets and Benner's Cycle". TradingCenter.