In this review of Xyber 9, I will examine the Xyber 9 stock forecasting program developed by Robert Taylor, and offered online through a monthly membership site. The software is based on the research of Robert Taylor, a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Economics, who discovered that stock prices correlate with gravitational fluctuations as evidenced by the level of tides.
You may question how gravitational forces have anything to do with the stock market, however, Taylor’s research does show a strong connection between the two. In fact, the research he conducted demonstrated that every significant high and low in the market over the last century has had an inverse relation to the highs and lows in tidal activity. Observing this, Taylor went on to develop a model that predicts stock market direction from calculating gravitational fluctuations, and Xyber 9 was born as a result.
For those inclined to take a closer look at the research, Taylor has written a fictional book called Paradigm, which outlines the research behind his theories.But you need not read the story if you are only interested in the research, since a paper at the end of the book covers Taylor’s research in detail.”Taylor’s Law” describes the correlation Taylor found between the stock market and gravitational fluctuations, and states the following.
“The financial market’s expansion and contraction is quantitatively in direct correlation to the increases and decreases in gravitational fluctuations experienced at the human level. Increases in market price are in direct response to decreases in gravitational forces; and, decreases in market price are in direct response to the increases in gravitational forces.”
All this may be quite fascinating, but the real question is whether the model, and more specifically whether the Xyber 9 software can indeed predict stock prices. By going to the Xyber 9 website, you can view past forecasts and see for yourself. On the whole, the model does seem to do a lot better than what the random walk theory would suggest. But it is not yet perfect by any means.
As a former subscriber of Xyber 9, one frustrating thing was trying to replicate the performance posted on the site.Taylor’s calculations of gains and losses tend to be unrealistic, as he takes the high/low of the forecast day, and compares it against the high/low of the exit day. For a long position, this would mean that the low of the signal day would be used as the entry price, and the high of the final day would be used as the exit price.In the real world, no investor could replicate this as it would require them to buy or sell at precise high or low points, and this means that the results you get will be lower than what the site posts, especially after slippage and commissions are factored in.
But in spite of this, the Xyber 9 forecasts do often beat the market. During the major market collapse that occured in late 2008, the Xyber 9 forecasts did relatively well compared to a buy and hold strategy. However, the software did give out signals that went against several major moves, so its reliability is still not high enough for me to trust it too much.
So in conclusion, although I think Taylor has unveiled an interesting relationship between gravitational fluctuations and stock prices, I believe he may need to tweak his program just a bit more to make the Xyber 9 program truly powerful. Right now, it shows lots of promise, but its accuracy is still not high enough for me to be comfortable with the signals, especially during a volatile market.
The following site offers more information on Xyber 9, as well as a full Xyber 9 review article.
