Dr. Issy Bacher developed one of South Africa’s first technical analysis programs in 1982, based on Joseph Granville’s theory of On Balance Volume and Cycles. Thousands of traders in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere now use his Cycle Trends system to profit from trading shares, forex, CFD’s, etc.

A full-time professional analyst, he initially concentrated on the gold market and appeared on TV, radio, and in the press in South Africa. He authored the "Olby Investment and Gold Newsletter" and was invited to speak on gold and cycles at the Money Show in Las Vegas and by Bill Bonner of Agora in London.

In 2005, using his Cycle Trends system, he forecasted the rise of the gold price to $1000 when it was at $460. His forecast was published in the Citizen newspaper and discussed on the MoneyWeb radio show in South Africa.

Dr. Bacher has since appeared on the Money Web radio show on numerous occasions, and also recently appeared on the CNBC Africa TV channel. His passion at present is to teach students how to use technical analysis and the analysis of market cycles to provide themselves with an extra income.