Martin Pring
Martin Pring is a world-renowned technical analyst, market historian, and investment strategist, best known for his pioneering work in technical analysis, intermarket analysis, and business cycle investing. He is the President of Pring Research and Chairman of Pring Turner Capital Group, a money management and sub-advisory firm serving institutional and individual investors globally. Pring’s research has contributed to the development of widely respected financial and economic indicators used for market forecasting and asset allocation. He is the co-creator of the Dow Jones Pring U.S. Business Cycle Index and publishes Martin Pring’s Intermarket Review, a highly regarded monthly research report that analyzes the long-term technical position of major global financial markets, including equities, bonds, commodities, and currencies. A prolific author and educator, Pring has written more than 20 influential books on investing, covering topics such as technical analysis, market psychology, asset allocation, and investing across the business cycle. His landmark book, Technical Analysis Explained, has been translated into eight languages and was required reading for decades for the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation. His book Investment Psychology Explained was recognized by Worth magazine as one of the fifteen best investment books of the past 150 years, cementing his legacy as one of the most influential figures in modern market analysis.
Martin Pring Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chairman & Strategist
Academic History
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B.S., Economics
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS & MARKET CONTRIBUTIONS
Martin Pring’s research has played a foundational role in modern technical and intermarket analysis, leading to the development of reliable financial and economic indicators used for timely and effective market forecasting.
Since 1984, he has published Intermarket Review, a widely followed monthly global market report that examines the long-term technical position of the world’s major asset classes, including equities, bonds, and commodities.
Pring developed proprietary bond, equity, and commodity market barometers that have successfully identified major market turning points dating back to the 1950s, significantly outperforming traditional buy-and-hold strategies over full market cycles.
He is also responsible for creating the widely used Know Sure Thing (KST) indicator and the Special K indicator at StockCharts.com, both of which remain core tools for technical analysts and market technicians worldwide.
MEDIA PRESENCE & PUBLICATIONS
Pring is the author of the classic investment text Technical Analysis Explained, which has been adopted by universities and international technical analysis societies for professional training, translated into more than eight languages, and described by Forbes as “widely regarded as the standard work for this generation of chartists.”
His book Investment Psychology Explained was cited by Worth magazine as one of the fifteen best investment books of the past 150 years, highlighting its lasting influence on behavioral finance and market psychology.
As a respected global thought leader and sought-after speaker, Pring’s insights have been featured in Barron’s, and he has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, The New York Post, and numerous other major financial publications.
RECOGNITIONS
Martin Pring has received multiple lifetime achievement awards in recognition of his enduring contributions to investment research and technical analysis.
He was awarded the A.J. Frost Memorial Award by the Canadian Technical Analysts Society in 2000 and the Market Technicians Association (MTA) Annual Award in 2004.
In 2007, he was inducted into the Trader’s Library Hall of Fame. He is also an honorary member of the Swiss Technical Society and a Fellow of the British Technical Analysts Society.