Hindenburg Omen

The Hindenburg Omen is a technical analysis pattern that is said to portend a stock market crash. It is named after the Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937, during which the German zeppelin Hindenburg was destroyed.

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Recent occurrences

June 13, 2007: There were 3,428 NYSE issues traded, with 96 new highs and 95 new lows, the common number equal to 2.77 percent of total issues traded, which can be rounded to the minimum requirement of 2.80 percent and is well above the original 2.4% requirement. The McClellan Oscillator was negative -116.92.

August 12, 2010: The Omen's creator, Jim Miekka, considered the Omen officially triggered on this date with 92 and 81 new 52-week highs and lows, respectively. The McClellan Oscillator was a negative -120.03 and the 50-day NYSE moving average was rising. ^[5]

August 20, 2010: According to the Wall Street Journal, the omen was seen again on Friday, after coming close on the previous day, when it fell short in only one criteria. On August 20, the NYSE's new 52 week highs counted 83 and new 52 week lows counted 95. The McClellan Oscillator was a negative -106.46 and the 10-week NYSE moving average was rising. <sup>[6]

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“With what we have now, I think it’s possible we could get a 20% decline going into the fall,” Miekka said. “But I would expect some type of selloff and be buying at a lower price.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/08/23/yes-folks-hindenburg-omen-tripped-again/