Foundation for the Study of Cycles
Live in '25 Conference
The New Case for Cycles
Just Announced
Keynote Speakers:
Larry Williams
Peter Eliades
June 12–14, 2025
SUNY Global Center, New York City
Join us this June in New York City for The New Case for Cycles, a transformative deep dive into the rhythms influencing financial markets, society, nature, and beyond.
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A New Era for Cycles
Experts, researchers, and cycles practitioners will gather for the first time in over 25 years for keynotes, panels, and collaborative sessions. Animated by the life and works of FSC founder Edward R. Dewey, this momentous colloquium will define the future of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.
Leveraging cutting-edge advancements in science and technology, we will work together to further the mission first established by Dewey – to create and advance a new science of cycles.
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What to Expect
Sharing Insights and Inspiring Conversations
Get ready for three days of dynamic discussions, expert insights, and abundant networking opportunities. Each day offers a unique focus on how cycles shape the world around us.
Thursday, June 12
Cycles in Science and Nature
The conference kicks off with FSC Science Director Ray Tomes and other distinguished experts exploring Dewey’s legacy and groundbreaking research.
Highlights include:
- Tomes’ Harmonics Theory: In his search for common cycles that are universal, Tomes formulated a theory of the origins and structure of these cycles.
- New frontiers: Hear from leading voices using data and science to expand cycles-based analysis.
10:00 am
Dr. Richard Smith
It's About Time: Quantum Theory and the Primacy of Time
10:45 am
Lars von Thienen
Geomagnetic Cycles
11:30 am
Iain MacKay
Disharmony of the Spheres?
12:00 pm
David Marturano
Cosmic Radiation Cycles and the 36-Year Cycle
1:30 pm
Janne Miettinen
Hormonal Cycles and the Fourth Turning
2:45 pm
Ron William
Solar Cycles: The Hidden Link Between Macro, Mood, and Markets
3:15 pm
Ray Tomes
A Corrected Physics Predicts the Harmonics Theory
4:15 pm
Interactive Roundtable
Q&A exchange
The Leading Minds of Cycles
Meet the Panel
The world's leading cycles experts will assemble for the first time ever.
Keynote Speaker: Friday
Peter Eliades
Peter Eliades began his career as a stockbroker appearing as a market analyst on FNN. From 1975 to 2011 his Stock Market Cycles newsletter predicted amazingly accurate stock market highs and lows. Eliades has regularly appeared on Business World, CNBC, Wall Street Week, and Nightly Business Report and has been featured in Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Futures Magazine.
Keynote Speaker: Saturday
Larry Williams
Larry Williams’ career began in 1962 with the stock market crash of that year. Since then, he has authored some of the best-selling futures trading books of all time, including How I Made $1,000,000 Trading Commodities Last Year and has received every major lifetime award in the industry. He is perhaps best known for winning the Robbins World Cup Trading Championship trading $10,000 to $1,100,000, and most every year his students have also won the championship. It’s no wonder that Mad Money’s Jim Cramer introduces him as “the legendary Larry Williams.”
Dr. Richard Smith
Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, FSC
A financial technology pioneer, Dr. Richard Smith is the founder of RiskSmith, a risk-management app for retail investors. As the former CEO and founder, he grew TradeStops to more than 30,000 retail investors who entrusted his technology with $20 billion. He has been featured in Business Insider, MarketWatch, Forbes, CNN Business, Newsweek, Money, BBC, and more.
Ray Tomes
Science Director, FSC
After joining the Foundation for the Study of Cycles (FSC) in the 1980s, Tomes spoke at numerous FSC conferences and ran a unit trust operating in futures markets. While studying cycles full time, he developed his groundbreaking Harmonics Theory to explain observed patterns of cycles and the entire structure of the universe. He founded the Cycles Research Institute, developed CATS cycles analysis software, and speaks internationally.
Lars von Thienen
Cycles App Developer and Board Member, FSC
Founder and CEO of a knowledge management company, von Thienen develops algorithms and software for cycles recognition. He has published two books on cycles analysis and invented a stand-alone, desktop search and knowledge management app. Watch von Thienen on Market Cycles Report every Monday at noon ET.
Sherman McClellan
Cycles Expert
Sherman McClellan and his late wife, Marian, developed the McClellan Oscillator and Summation Index in 1969. Over 50 years later, versions of it are included in several popular market analysis software packages. His book Patterns for Profit is still cited by technical analysts and is available from McClellan Financial Publications where Sherman and his son, Tom, have produced the McClellan Market Report since 1995. Sherman served on the board of the Market Technicians Association, now the CMT Association, from 2006 to 2009 and is also a member of AAPTA.
Ron William
Development Director, FSC
Ron William, CFTe, is a market strategist and educator/mentor with more than 20 years of experience working for leading economic research and institutional firms. At his market advisory firm (RWA), his work gained industry recognition, and his market insights are featured regularly in financial media and industry publications.
Andrew Pancholi
Board Member, FSC
Best-selling author and creator of the Market Timing Report, Pancholi accurately predicted the 2020 crash, 2000 equity highs, 2007-08 global financial crisis, and commodity booms of 2008 and 2010. He consults with some of the largest banks and institutions in the world.
Jake Bernstein
Board Member, FSC
Publisher of Jake Bernstein's Weekly Futures Trading Letter since 1972, Bernstein is regularly quoted in the financial press and on financial websites. Traders and money managers both new and experienced subscribe to his market advisory services. He has been trading futures and stocks since 1968.
Bill Sarubbi
Board Member, FSC
A regular Forbes contributor, Sarubbi operates his own money management and consulting service. He was an analyst, institutional broker, and technical strategist on Wall Street and a technology fund manager, North American strategist, and member of the currency hedging committee with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Akhil Patel
Real Estate Cycles Expert
Author of The Secret Wealth Advantage, Akhil Patel is the co-founder and director of Property Sharemarket Economics, an investment research service that teaches subscribers how to "remember the future" based on leading knowledge of economic and financial cycles. Akhil became interested in such cycles after his family’s business went through difficult periods, and he decided to develop a body of work that would help people.
Elliott Prechter
Elliott Wave Technology
Working with his father, Robert Prechter — founder of Elliott Wave International — he developed groundbreaking symbolic AI software for Elliott Wave analysis. That software became EWAVES, which spun off into Qualitative Analytics, where he now serves as President. During the 2008 crash, Prechter successfully shorted the banks, and in 2010, he recommended Bitcoin at 6 cents in The Elliott Wave Theorist.
Christopher Carolan
Spirals & Cycles
Christopher Carolan began his Wall St. career on the Pacific Stock Exchange where he was an options floor broker and market maker. His research into the crash parallels of 1929 and 1987 resulted in his book, The Spiral Calendar. Mr. Carolan received the 1998 Charles H. Dow award for his paper Autumn Panics: A Calendar Phenomenon. He continues his research into lunar cycles and human behavior including tidal rhythms at spiralcalendar.com.
Janne Miettinen
Biological cycles expert
Janne Miettinen is an independent researcher based in Finland whose work explores the biological roots of societal and market cycles. Drawing on wildlife biology, chronobiology, and the Strauss-Howe generational theory, he proposes that oscillating hormone levels drive long-term patterns in human behavior, fertility, and even conflict. His research points to a hidden biological mechanism behind synchronized social shifts across nations, echoing cycles seen in animal populations.
Dr. Nicholas Campion
University of Wales
Dr. Campion teaches and writes about the history and culture of astronomy, astrology, cosmology and utopian and millennial beliefs. At the University of Wales Trinity Saint David I am Director of the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, and the Harmony Institute.
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Our Mission
80 Years of Cycles Research
The FSC was founded on the principle of "understanding cycles and how they can be used for the betterment of all mankind." Our Live in '25 Conference is the realization of that mission. This June, we celebrate three days of true peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge, lively discussion and cycles fellowship.
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On-Site Training
The Cycles App
The FSC has developed the leading cycles analysis tools available anywhere on the planet. During the live conference, FSC leaders will offer hands-on tutorials.
AskDewey
See the first-ever demonstration of the FSC's latest innovation: a cycles-centric AI chatbot, trained on decades of cycles research.
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Limited Time
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Early Bird Offer
The first 25 to register will be invited to join our Chairman, Board Members and keynote speakers at an exclusive VIP dinner.
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