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TSAA-SF Holiday Roundup

Friday, December 13th, 12 PM - 2 PM PT

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA


Save the Date!


Cost $50 (incl. lunch) - now open to non-members!


Please come join us at Golden Gate University to look back at 2024 and at what’s ahead in 2025. 



Speakers and topics to be announced.



Catered Lunch will be provided.



TSAA-SF Monthly Virtual Gathering

Monthly on 1st Tue at 5 PM PT


Please join us for TSAA-SF monthly gathering of our membership. At these events we celebrate our Technical Analysis Heritage. Each month the members meet and consider the many aspects of T.A. or visual financial data analysis. The programs will profile the charting methods and techniques of our members and guest presenters.

Mike Jones and Bruce Fraser are co-hosts this month. 


Upcoming Events:


November 5, 2024

TSAA-SF Monthly 

Date: November 5th, 5 PM PT



TITLE: AI in Technical Analysis (From Expert Systems to Machine Learning)


GUEST: 


Steve Hill is the CEO of AIQ Systems, who has over 30 years of experience in developing and delivering innovative artificial intelligence trading software and education for professional and individual stock and options traders worldwide. His mission is to empower traders with cutting-edge tools and insights that help them achieve their financial goals and optimize their performance. He has a strong background in equity trading, trading system design, and derivatives trading, as well as software engineering project specification and management, website development, direct and indirect marketing, contract negotiation, and accounting and taxation. Steve has a passion for educating traders in stock market analysis, derivative trading, and trading psychology, and he regularly hosts webinars, seminars, and podcasts on these topics. In addition, he is the managing partner of Prowebinars.com, a company that provides web conferencing and eCommerce solutions for businesses, and the board president of Plumas Charter School, a local educational institution that supports career pathways for students.


DESCRIPTION OF THE TALK:


In this month's call, Steve will be covering early applications of Artificial Intelligence 

to Technical Analysis and Trading. He will cover early beginnings in the 1980s and up 

through the 90s and 00s with emphasis on what AIQ and other 

tools. He will also touch on the current state of the art as well as future applications 

of AI effectiveness in meeting the challenges and risks of trading using these methods.




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Previous Events:



TSAA-SF Annual Conference

 

Saturday September 14th at Golden Gate University

 

The TSAA-SF annual conference will be held on Saturday Sept 14th 2024 at Golden Gate University. It is an all day hybrid event, held both in person and via zoom.  This year's speakers include:

 

  * John Bollinger, CFA, CMT - Creator of Bollinger Bands, Author, Investor

  * Linda Raschke - Author of “Trading Sardines” Trader/Investor

  * Damon Pavlatos - CEO of Future Path Trading LLC & PhotonTrader

  * Dave Landry - Trader, Author, Speaker, Educator, Founder of DaveLandry.com

  * Robert Schott = Expert in Global Investments, Strategy, Risk, Derivatives, & ALM

  * Patrick Dunawila, CMT - Technical Analyst, Co-Founder of The Chart Report

  * Mike Jones - Data Engineer & Analytics Consultant

 

Our theme is based around the book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.  It is the 101st anniversary since the publication of Edwin Lefèvre's iconic and historic novel. The book is foundational to both a Trading and Technical Analysis world view.  As such, we are looking to try something new by having a book club reading list, specifically:

 

  * Edwin Lefèvre's book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,

  * Linda Raschke's book Trading Sardines, and

  * Hank Pruden's article 21st Century Technician.

 


Recording available for members



TSAA-SF Monthly 

Date: Aug 6, 5 PM PT 



TITLE:

Has Inflation Been Conquered by the Fed? What if Inflation Does Not Reach the Fed’s 2% Target? How will the Financial Markets React to Challenging Inflation Numbers? Do we Need a New Playbook for the Environment Ahead? These Questions Will Be Thoroughly Considered and Answered in this Month's TSAA-SF Members Meeting.


DESCRIPTION OF THE TALK:

Joe Turner returns to discuss the recent decline in the rate of inflation and whether the Federal Reserve Bank has tamed high and rising prices in the aftermath of the COVID Pandemic. 


Joe founded the Pring Turner Capital Group with Martin Pring, and is recently retired. He remains active with TSAA-SF, and has been a member since 1974. Notably, in 1979 Joe presented to the TSAA-SF ‘A Checklist for the End of Inflation’ just as inflation appeared to be raging hopelessly out of control. This was followed by 40 years of disinflation.

He joins Mike Jones and Bruce Fraser for the August Member’s meeting of the TSAA-SF, for an informal discussion about the present position of the business cycle, inflation, and what the future may hold for stock and bond markets.



TSAA-SF Monthly

Date: July 2, 2024 at 5 PM PT


Data and Databases are at the center of the information age we are living in. They are instrumental to the functioning of individual people's lives as well as the many organizations, institutions and society we are all a part of. They are also foundational to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, as well as other advanced methods for measuring, organizing and understanding our world.


But what are databases really all about?

Join TSAA on Tuesday July 2nd at 5:00p to hear from Mike Jones who will offer some introductory glimpses into the inner workings of how databases actually get things done.

He will give an overview of databases in a general sense, and then show implementations of some common/familiar Technical Analysis Indicators. Using Bollinger Bands, MACD, and RSI he will illustrate how indicators and databases, when combined together, are powerful productivity and analytical tools in the hands of the 21st Century Technician.

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Date: June 4, 2024 (1 PM PT - New time)



"Behavioural Inflection Point"

 

Market sentiment hit a "Behavioural Inflection Point" across risk proxies YTD, already pricing in the so-called "Fed dovish pivot", as RWA cited in a recent CNBC interview. However, there are several growing indications that the market is overly optimistic on economic growth-market valuations and still aggressively positioned for Fed cuts, while vulnerable to either a policy mistake or/and recession risk. Additionally, a triple whammy of headwinds remain, notably momentum unwind from extremes, rotation fragility and cycle asymmetric risk.

Join Ron William, CIO of award-winning RW Advisory, who will share key insights about the current stage of the investment roadmap. The signature Roadmap model is driven by behavioural patterns and market timing, using a blend of macro, fundamental and technical factors. Major macro markets will be reviewed, notably equities (USA, Europe & Asia), FX (USD), Commodities (Copper, Oil, Gold) & Bonds (US10yr).   

 

Big picture themes include:
- “Where Macro & Behavioural Technical Analysis Meet” 
link

-“Gold resurgence in a VUCA world” link

- S&P500 “Fly me to the moon & back?” link

 

Our event will also include live and interactive “top of mind” audience Q&A.


Register Here


Date: May 7, 2024 

Topic: Trading Options with the Wyckoff Method


Featuring Eric Cosway and Eric Bielefeld




Eric and Eric will join Bruce and Mike to discuss the use of call options to define the risk of trading Wyckoff Reaccumulation Patterns. The discussion will be oriented toward the beginning to intermediate level Wyckoff trader, covering specific techniques and ending with a question and answer session.


Recording available for members



Date: Apr 2, 2024 

Topic: ADX/MACD – How to incorporate ADX and MACD into your trading approach

Featuring Joe Rabil

Joe discusses how each indicator plays its own role in the analysis. ADX is typically used to identify WHAT stocks we want to trade. MACD helps us determine WHEN. By using this analysis in multiple timeframes, we can find the strongest candidates AND pinpoint the best entry points as well.


Recording available for members




Date: Mar 5, 2024


How to catch the big swings with one simple strategy 




Wieland Arlt focuses on three criteria for his trading setups: a high probability of occurrence, a long way to the targeted goal and a clear message if the market has changed its mind. These criteria are combined in the expander strategy presented.

Learn why the strategy is suitable for all market phases, get in touch with the ingredients of the strategy and get to know how you can implement the strategy into your trading no matter if you are trading intraday or in the long term. 

This strategy is applicable on every market and timeframe. 


Recording available for members




Date: Feb 6, 2024

Topic: Swing Trading Technique with the Wyckoff Point & Figure Method




Date: Jan 9, 2024 Topic: Introduction to AI (part 2)



Date: Dec 5, 2023 at 5 PM PT; Guest: Jeff Kennedy

Join our gathering for an immersive discussion of Elliott Wave Theory with one of the foremost experts on the subject. Jeffrey is a legendary Elliott Wave educator and trader. Bring your questions about the theory and any markets of interest. Jeffrey will dedicate the session to answering your questions and evaluating the markets you are interested in.

Date: Nov 14, 2023 at 5:00-6:00 PM Pacific Time; 


Please join us for the first TSAA-SF monthly gathering of our membership. At these events we will celebrate our Technical Analysis Heritage. Each month the members will meet and consider the many aspects of T.A. or visual financial data analysis. The program will profile the charting methods and techniques of our members and guest presenters.

Mike Jones and Bruce Fraser will co-host as the series kicks-off. With other hosts rotating in over time. Mike will introduce a recurring series on ‘Understanding and Using Artificial Intelligence’. This series of short tutorials will be oriented toward better employing AI for financial research and analysis.


Guest for Session One

Joe Turner, long time member of the TSAA-SF and past president, is a 50+ year veteran of financial markets and is our inaugural guest. Our discussion topic: ‘Is the Economy Already in a Recession?’ Joe is an expert on Business Cycle analysis and how best to apply that knowledge to managing stock and bond portfolios. He has presented on many occasions to the TSAA-SF and has taught “Investing through the Business Cycle” as a graduate class at Golden Gate University. Bring your questions and join us for a lively discussion.



TSAA-SF Annual Conference

Date: Sep 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM -  5 PM Pacific Time 

In-person in San Francisco. Livestreaming for dues paying members


The TSAA-SF will be hosting our 2023 annual conference, in partnership with AAPTA, at Golden Gate University on Sep 16, 2023. 


Speakers include

Linda Raschke - Auction Theory versus the Theory of Reflexivity

Brett Villaume - Understanding Relative Strength

Bruce Fraser - Swing Trading Technique Using the Wyckoff Method

Ali Merchant - Power of trend lines and market outlook using major indices

Bob Schott - Technical Analysis for the Buy Side

Eoin Treacy - Waiting For Godot

Damon Pavlatos - Anticipating Market Action using Market Profile, Volume Analytics Strategies along with traditional charting analysis.



Cost: TSAA-SF members in-person: $150 (breakfast and lunch included), non-members: $400. Free livestreaming for TSAA-SF members


SPONSORS: Wyckoff Analytics


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Past Event: TSAA-SF Annual Round-up Luncheon

Date: Jan 13, 2023 at 12 Noon - 3PM Pacific Time 

In-person in San Francisco. Cost: $75 (open to non-members and members)

Please come join us at the famous John’s Grill off of Union Square to look back at 2022 and look ahead at 2023 over lunch with some fabulous speakers.


3-course lunch includes: Salad, Choice of Entree (Pacific snapper or Chicken Dijonnaise), Dessert included in your $75 registration cost!




2022 TSAA-SF Annual Fall Conference 


Recording Now Available for dues paying members


September 17, 2022


Become a member - get free access to conference recording






The 2022 Conference included a great lineup of technical analysis and trading experts as guest speakers. Sign up as a dues paying member to get access to the recording. 


Speakers include:

  • John Bollinger, CMT, CFA - President and Founder of Bollinger Capital Management
  • John Kolovos, CMT, CFA - Chief Technical Strategist at Macro Risk Advisors
  • David Lundgren, CMT, CFA - Founder and Chief Market Strategist at MOTR Capital Management & Research
  • Craig Johnson, CMT, CFA - Managing Director and Chief Market Technician at Piper Sandler Companies
  • Jeffrey Kennedy, MSTA, CFTe, CMT, CEWA-M - Chief Commodities Analyst at Elliott Wave International
  • Steve Strazza, CPA - Director of Research at All Star Charts
  • Full Bios listed here

Recording Available Here!


Recent Webinar: Short Horizon Trading Stocks & Stock Indexes 

Date: May 10, 2022 at 5-6 PM Pacific Time (Recording free for dues paying members; become a member here)



Connie Brown, CFTe, MFTA from Aerodynamic Investments Inc.

A thirty year+ short horizon trader will demonstrate the entry/exit signals, triggers, confirmation, price targets, and methods she uses in current markets. This session will include probability considerations and stock selection.


Recording Available Here


Recent Webinar: Anatomy of a Trade  

Date: Apr 26, 2022 at 5-6 PM Pacific Time (Recording free for dues paying members; become a member here)

Recording Available Here


About Frantz Herr:

Frantz Herr is a private investor who bought his first stock in 1974 - a semiconductor company (unfortunately it wasn't Intel!). He pursued his investing passion professionally for three decades as an advisor at Merrill Lynch, retiring in 2017. He learned of Richard D. Wyckoff in an investor chat room in 2016, and has been a fervent student of the methodology ever since. After mentoring with David Weis in 2018, Frantz continued his study with Roman Bogomazov at Wyckoff Analytics. Frantz is certain he holds the record for the number of times taking Roman's Wyckoff Trading Course 2, The Practicum. Frantz has solidified his connection with Wyckoff Analytics over the years.


Along with John Colucci, he records a weekly YouTube series "Anatomy of the Trade" in which he and John post analyze completed trades submitted by students of Wyckoff Analytics. Frantz is also the leader of The Process Group, a small membership of elite traders at Wyckoff Analytics devoted to raising their trading practices to the highest level.


The program John and I will be presenting could be titled "Anatomy of a Trade - how we post analyze our trades for continuous improvement within the context of Wyckoff methodology"


About John Colucci, Jr.


John Colucci, Jr. has been involved in stock market and financial analysis for over 30 years. From the early days as a corporate bankruptcy and insolvency attorney, Mr. Colucci poured over financial statements, budgets and cashflow projections to determine the feasibility of financial plans presented to creditors. After early training in forensic financial analysis and fraud detection, Mr. Colucci took an interest in stock market investing from a fundamental perspective. After a series of hard taught lessons beginning in 1987, technical analysis became a bigger focus for investment analysis. After working through the quasi fundamental/technical system developed by William J. O’Neil, Mr. Colucci’s Wyckoffian journey began with the search for meaning in the phrase, “the stock is under accumulation.” After numerous books, blog articles, courses and special events with many of the great Wyckoffian’s of our time, Mr. Colucci is primarily a long/short technical stock and futures trader using Wyckoffian principles--with an occasional financial statement sojourn to celebrate old times. Scanning and filtering are particular passions for Mr. Colucci.



TSAA-SF's 2022 Market Outlook - Free Recording


Martin Pring presents his financial market and economic Outlook for 2022 in two parts. In the first video (link here), he shows his iconic Econometric Technical Analysis research on the current position and possible future direction of stock markets, both domestic and international. In part 2 (link here), he turns his attention to the forces impacting inflation trends, commodity prices, interest rates, the U.S. dollar, and gold.


For a number of years it has been a tradition for Martin Pring to present his outlook for the year ahead to the TSAA-SF membership at Golden Gate University. In recent years it has become a virtual event.


This event has been offered, without charge, to the public to raise awareness to the Technical Securities Analysts Association of San Francisco (TSAASF.org) and the wonderful events that are offered throughout the year and this year that tradition continues. You are encouraged to become a member of this storied organization if you have a passion for financial markets, trading and Technical Analysis.


The TSAA-SF is an original IFTA Society and your membership includes membership to this global federation of technical analysis societies.


We hope you enjoy this Video Presentation!


Recent event: TSAA-SF 2021 Virtual Round-up

Date: Dec 7, 2021 at 5-6:30 PM PT (Recording free for dues paying members; become a member here)


Please join us for our virtual 2021 annual round up via Zoom for a series of brief presentations (~15 mins) and a panel discussion with the presenters!


Presenters include:

  • Bruce Fraser - Andrew's pitchfork applied to today’s markets

  • Mike Jones - Introduction to Computational Finance and Databases, a foundation for technical analysis

  • Larry Amernick - a custom financial stress test indicator that compensates for deficiencies in the Fed’s indicators

  • Joe Turner - The Fed and Inflation. A Minsky Moment? Minsky said ‘Stability Breeds Instability’. Is the Inflation Surge Transitory or Out of the Fed’s Control?


Recording available here


Recent Webinar: Brian Shannon from AlphaTrends

Date: Oct 19, 2021 at 5 PM PT (Recording free for dues paying members; become a member here)


About Brian Shannon:

Brian Shannon is the founder of alphatrends.net, an online swing trading analysis and education community, founded in 2010. Brian is a full-time trader, educator, and author of the highly regarded book “Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes.” His expertise has been achieved over a 30-year period of trading and market analysis, as he has navigated the difficult path that relatively few traders are able to follow to success. Having worked for Lehman Brothers, and other major investment firms over his career, Brian gained valuable insight into market dynamics and the human factors that drive them.

Recording available here



2021 TSAA-SF Virtual Fall Conference

DateSep 18, 2021 (Sat) 8:45 AM-4:40 PM PT US

RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR ALL DUES PAYING MEMBERS HERE! 


It's that time of year again, time for the TSAA-SF Annual Conference! The 2021 Conference will include a great lineup of technical analysis and trading experts as guest speakers. Speakers’ topics this year will include up-to-date market and securities analysis, trading psychology, and TA methodologies to help you improve your trading. Full list of speakers and topics here.


The conference this year is once again FREE for our members. Join us for only $75 annually to gain access to the conference and our database of recorded webinars. Become a member here!




Recent WebinarHow to Construct a Portfolio that Consistently Generates Positive Alpha with Jeffrey W. Huge, CMT

Date: Sep 2, 2021 at 6-7 PM PT (Free for dues paying members; become a member here)


Agenda:

  • Understanding your benchmark
  • Proper measures of alpha
  • Periodicity choices
  • Security selection processes
  • Position management from cradle to grave
  • Quarterly Performance vs. Portfolio Turnover

About Jeffrey W. Huge, CMT:

Jeffrey Huge is President and Chief Investment Officer of JWH Investment Partners, a private family office and proprietary research boutique, with a focus on generating positive alpha. His flagship publication, ALPHA INSIGHTS, provides subscribers with his unique brand of global market analysis, including asset allocation and sector rotation models, and dozens of actionable long and short trade ideas.


Recording available here


TSAA-SF FREE Webinar: August Panel Discussion

Date: Aug 19, 2021 at 5-6 PM PT (Recording below)


Open to general public and members for free! Our next free virtual event will include: 

  • a series of mini technical analysis presentations

  • a panel discussion where we will take audience requests for live analysis of ticker symbols and any other questions

Sample speakers and presentation topics include:

  • Philip Sifakis - ADX trend indicator developed by J Welles Wilder

  • Rick Leonhardt - Micro futures - benefits for the individual trader

  • Brett Villaume - IPOs in 2021 analyzed using TA methods

  • Bruce Fraser will help us moderate the live audience request panel




Recent Webinar: Market Outlook for 2H 2021 and beyond with Tom McClellan

Date: Jun 10, 2021 at 6-7 PM PST


Market Outlook and Observations for the 2nd half of 2021 and beyond with Tom McClellan. 

About Tom:

Tom McClellan has done extensive analytical spreadsheet development for the stock and commodities markets, including the synthesizing of the four-year Presidential Cycle Pattern. He has fine tuned the rules for interrelationships between financial markets to provide leading indications for important market and economic data.


Recording for members available here


Remembering Jim Forte


The Technical Securities Analysts Association of San Francisco sadly reports that Jim Forte, active board member and past president of the association, passed away recently from complications from a long term illness. Jim personified everything that makes the TSAA-SF the special educational and collegial organization that it is.


Jim was a regular speaker at the December Market Roundup Luncheons where he made incredible presentations employing Elliott Wave, Wyckoff and Traditional Technical Analysis methods to make market forecasts that were entertaining and eerily accurate. Jim’s classic 1994 MTA Journal article ‘Anatomy of a Trading Range’ has been posted here for our members and guests.


Recent Webinar: Stockcharts Advanced Charting Platform (ACP) with Grayson Roze

Date: Mar 31, 2021 at 5-6 PM PST


The Advanced Charting Platform (ACP) is a new interactive charting platform launched by StockCharts.com. ACP is the next generation of StockCharts technology, designed to bring more technical charting capabilities to the platform than ever before. Key features include full-screen charting with dynamic controls, customizable multi-chart layouts, unique color schemes, and exclusive plug-ins from leading technicians. Grayson will present an overview of this new platform for our members as well as an in-depth review of how Grayson and his team use ACP on a daily basis for their own market analysis


About Grayson:

Grayson Roze is the author of "Trading for Dummies" (Wiley, 2017) and "Tensile Trading: The 10 Essential Stages of Stock Market Mastery" (Wiley, 2016). He currently serves as Vice President of Operations at StockCharts.com, an industry-leading financial technology company that has provided innovative, award-winning financial charting and analysis tools to online investors since 1999


Recording for members available here


TSAA-SF free event: Andrew Cardwell

Date: Feb 9, 2021 at 5-6 PM PST 


Andrew Cardwell:

Andrew started his work with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) in May of 1978. Although he has researched other technical indicators and studies, he has stated that he has not found anything that yet that can compare to what, or as much as the RSI offers.

Most traders who use the RSI look to it to spot Bullish and Bearish Divergence between price and momentum. Andrew has shown that his "Range Rules" are much more valuable in identifying the trend through the "shift" in the range. Divergences are merely just an overextension of the current move and actually a detour from the primary trend. 



TSAA-SF Free Event - Market Outlook 2021 with Joe Turner and Martin Pring

Date: Jan 26, 2021 at 6-7 PM PST


The TSAA-SF is honored to welcome back Joe Turner and Martin Pring, from Pring Turner Investments, present their Market Outlook for 2021 for our members and guests. 


Martin Pring:

In his signature fashion, Martin uses classic technical analysis to evaluate the major economic and price trends for stocks, bonds & inflation. His perspective reveals important shifts for financial assets that investors will find surprising and compelling. Martin's portion has been pre-recorded and is available below. Please watch it prior to attending the webinar to get the most value from the live session.


Joe Turner and Jim Kopas:

Presented portfolio management implications, tactics and strategies for the unfolding market shifts presented by Martin.



Part 1 by Martin Pring:

Part 2 by Joe Turner and Jim Kopas (including Q&A):



Recent Webinar: Jamie Coutts: Bitcoin - portfolio implications and new analytical tools

Date: Nov 10, 2020 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time

Recording free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


Have you been longing for more information about trading cryptocurrencies, but were afraid to ask? Jamie Coutts, Bloomberg's Market Specialist based in Singapore, will guide us through the important topics related to Bitcoin, the most well known cryptocurrency in the world. How does Bitcoin serve as a store of value? What is Bitcoin's role in modern portfolio theory and asset allocation? What are some of the sentiment and "fundamental" indicators for cryptocurrencies? Jamie will cover these topics and more during his lecture, providing a basis for how you might approach trading cryptocurrencies in your own portfolio.


Jamie Coutts, CMT, CFTe is a Market Specialist for Buyside Equity at Bloomberg LP with experience in investment advisory, equity sales, buy and sell side trading roles. For the past 5 years at Bloomberg, Jamie has developed a proven track record in delivering enterprise solutions and project management for global and regional asset managers and owners, focusing on quantitative trading strategies, research management solutions (RMS) and broker evaluation systems for MIFID II compliance.



2020 TSAA-SF Annual Conference 

DateSep 12, 2020 (Sat) 7:45 AM-5:00 PM PT US

RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR ALL DUES PAYING MEMBERS! 


“Old School is New School”

With 50 years of perspective, we approached the theme of this year’s anniversary conference as though we’ve been members the whole time! True, some TSAA-SF members have been involved for decades, but the newly indoctrinated make up a growing percentage of members and they cite the legacy of knowledge sharing as the biggest benefit of membership. On this characteristic of the TSAA-SF, we pride ourselves greatly.


What makes the TSAA-SF unique among IFTA societies? Our identity as a closely-knit group of chartists. Newer members learn from older members, and the camaraderie is noticeable at your first TSAA-SF meeting. In this modern age, and with the harsh realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, we instituted a big push in 2019 to take all of our speaker content online. So far the response has been amazing and we think the 2020 Annual Conference – our 50th Anniversary event – will showcase the value of membership in the TSAA-SF. We hope you will join us!

Speakers include:

  • John Bollinger, CFA, CMT - Creator of Bollinger Bands
  • Linda Raschke - Author of “Trading Sardines” with over 35 years of trading experience
  • Arthur Hill, CMT - Chief Technical Strategist and main author at TrendInvestorPro.com
  • Martin Pring - Founder of Pring Research and Chairman of Pring Turner Capital Group
  • Joe Turner - Founding member of Pring Turner Capital Group, Past President of TSAA-SF
  • Craig Johnson, CFA, CMT - Managing Director and Senior Technical Research Analyst at Piper Sandler Companies
  • Roman Bogomazov - Leading Wyckoff Method educator, President of Wyckoff Associates, LLC (wyckoffanalytics.com), and Past President of the TSAA-SF
  • Rich Ross, CMT - Managing Director and Head of Technical Analysis at Evercore ISI
  • Akshay Chinchalkar, CMT - Workflow and electronic trading specialist at Bloomberg, Southeast Asia. CMT Association Board Member

Pricing:



Recent webinar - Alessio Rutigliano: Navigating the Crypto Market with the Wyckoff Method

Date: May 30, 2020 at 10 AM PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


Crypto assets are subject to the law of supply and demand, and move in cycles. The Wyckoff Method, along with intermarket and behavioral finance models, is an excellent tool to analyze this new asset class. The webinar will cover the basics of the Wyckoff Method and more advanced techniques applied to the universe of cryptocurrencies.


Alessio Rutigliano’s first encounter with the Wyckoff Method was Henry O. Pruden’s The Three Skills of Top Trading. He is a WTC (Wyckoff Trading Course) graduate and serves as a Teaching Assistant at Wyckoff Analytics. An avid student of intermarket analysis and behavioral finance models, his main focus is the development of sector rotation strategies in the Wild West of digital assets. He curates “Wyckoff in the World of Cryptocurrency”, a blog introducing Wyckoff analysis and trading tactics to low-liquidity speculative environments, including cryptos and emerging asset classes.


Recording for members here


Recent webinar - Ron William: Seeking Alpha in a VUCA World

Date: May 14, 2020 at 12 Noon PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


VUCA is a globally recognized acronym meaning Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguity. This is a military term for mission critical decisions in the fog of war - unknown unknowns. The military battlefield is proving a useful metaphor for our financial market landscape. 2020 kicked off with a spike in Oil, Geopolitical risk premia, Brexit divorce & Virus alert. All this is amplified against the backdrop of late economic cycle, market fragility & socio-political unrest. Learn how to seek alpha in a VUCA world using a 3-step approach; Resilience, Divergent Thinking & Optionality.


Ron is a Market Strategist, with +20-years of experience, working for leading economic Research & Institutional firms; producing macro research and trading strategies. He specializes in blended, top-down, semi-discretionary analysis, driven by cycles and proprietary timing models. Ron is also a Behavioral Finance Expert, Trading Psychologist & Performance Coach. He uses latest techniques in behavioral/risk assessment modelling, peak-performance, neuro/body science and stress response management (SRM), including mindfulness & coherence training; supported by his market strategies.


Recording for members here


Announcing TSAA-SF Online Forums:

Open for all logged-in users to post and discuss topics. See the full page here! 

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Recent webinar: Katie Stockton, CMT - Combining Technical Indicators to Navigate Trends


Katie Stockton, CMT is Founder and Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies, LLC, an independent research provider focused on technical strategy research. Prior to forming Fairlead Strategies, Katie served as Chief Technical Strategist for BTIG for four years and was Chief Market Technician at MKM Partners for nine years. She also worked for technical strategy teams at Morgan Stanley and Wit Soundview. Katie received her Chartered Market Technician (CMT®) designation in 2001, and later served as Vice President of the CMT Association from 2012 to 2016. In 2017 and 2019, she was honored by The Technical Analyst for her work.


Join us on Feb 22 to learn more about combining technical indicators to navigate trends from Katie! Katie will share her favorite tools for evaluating markets and navigating trends from a technical perspective. She will give an overview of her methodology and explain how it applies to the current environment. Ms. Stockton will also address some best practices when evaluating charts to help investors eliminate noise.


Webinar Recording for Members


TSAA-SF 2nd Free Event - David Keller: Better Routines Mean Better Decisions

Video recording available below 


We continue our 2020 membership drive with another free webinar. David Keller, CMT is the Chief Market Strategist at StockCharts.com. David has graciously offered to present to us his webinar on his decision making process when investing to all TSAA-SF members and our guests.

"Mindful investors follow a disciplined process to gather information and develop an investment thesis. I will walk you through my daily and weekly chart routines to demonstrate how you can improve your understanding of asset rotation and identify investment candidates." Watch the recording below:



TSAA-SF Free Event - Market Outlook 2020 with Joe Turner and Martin Pring

Date: Jan 9, 2020 at 6-7 PM PST

Video recording available for viewing until 1/31/2020


As part of our 2020 membership drive, the TSAA-SF is honored to have Joe Turner and Martin Pring present their Market Outlook for 2020 for our members and guests. This is our 2020 kickoff event and is part of our beginning of the decade member drive. Watch the recording below:



TSAA-SF Annual Roundup Luncheon - 2019

Date: Dec 12, 2019 at 12 Noon-3 PM PST

Cost: $75 including a 3 course lunch


Please come join us at the famous John’s Grill off of Union Square to look back at

the 2019 and at what’s ahead in 2020. Speaker include: Kent Mastoris, Bruce Fraser and Jim Forte.


3-course lunch includes: Salad, Choice of Entree (Pacific snapper or Chicken Dijonnaise), Dessert and table wine!


Recent webinar: Gary Fullett presents using Wyckoff Principles to Make a Living

Date: Nov 25, 2019 at 6:00 PM PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


Wyckoff Trader and Educator, Gary Fullett will present: 3 principles of Wyckoff and where to look for trades using these 3 principles by using simple springs and upthrusts how one can make a living with proper risk control and trend.


Video Recording for members here


Recent members only webinar: 

Damon Pavlatos presents Using Market Profile and Volume Analytics with traditional Technical Analysis 

Date: Oct 21, 2019 at 6:00 PM PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


Join Damon Pavlatos for a 1-hour webinar where he will introduce how he uses Market Profile and Volume Analytics tools with traditional technical analysis. Market Profile analysis is premised on the notion that any freely traded market behaves like an auction.


Many traders have heard of Market Profile analysis or seen charts with multi-colored horizontal volume histograms but have little knowledge of how extraordinarily well this approach shows the real-time dynamics of Supply and Demand in relation to different prices. Damon will also share some tips and tricks he learned from his 42 years in the futures industry.


Video Recording for members here


Recent Event: TSAA-SF Annual Conference 2019


Saturday, Sep. 14th, 2019 from 8 AM-5 PM PT

Golden Gate Univ.

536 Mission St, San Francisco CA 94105


The TSAA-SF conference is around the corner! Don't wait; register now!


    



Speakers:

  • Craig Johnson, CFA, CMT, Managing Director and Technical Market Strategist, Piper Jaffray Companies  - Topic: "The Trend is Your Friend, or is it Ready to End?"
  • Dave Landry, Founder, DaveLandry.com - Topic: "Trading Simplified™"

  • John Lewis, CMT, Senior Portfolio Manager, Nasdaq Dorsey Wright - Topic: "Momentum Investing"

  • Robin Mesch, President, Robin Mesch Associates and Mesch Capital Management - Topic: "New Thought on Market Profile - Trading the Flow of Control"

  • Greg Schnell, CMT, MFTA, Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com - Topic: "The Simple Insights From Charts For EVERY Investor"

  • See full bios and topics here


TSAA-SF In-Person Event at GGU

Date: August 15, 2019 at 4:30-6:00 PM PT 

Location: Golden Gate Uni, Room 3214, 536 Mission St., San Francisco CA

Free for dues paying members; $20 for Non-Members (Become a member here)


TSAA-SF is proud to present two leading technical analysis experts who have agreed to come speak privately to our group. Erin Swenlin and Mary Ellen McGonagle will be in town for the MoneyShow San Francisco.  Our TSAA-SF Chairman Bruce Fraser, a colleague of Erin and Mary Ellen at StockCharts.com pitched them to come speak for us live at the GGU campus, and they loved the idea.

This is what the TSAA-SF is all about; people interested in technical analysis coming together and learning from experts in the field.  You don't need to have any previous knowledge in technical analysis, you just need an interest to learn. 




Recent members only webinar: Eoin Treacy's AAPTA Conference Presentation

An online exclusive for our members - Eoin Treacy's presentation from 2019's AAPTA conference is now viewable by our dues paying members. Eoin Treacy is a global strategist at Fullermoney.com. Following a degree in Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin, he went on to spend nearly four years with Bloomberg where he became a student of market psychology and taught numerous seminars across Europe on the use of technical indicators. In 2003 he joined the Fullermoney Global Strategy Service to work with David Fuller and specialize in the service’s unique approach to research-combining technical, fundamental and behavioral factors-covering global stock markets, government bonds, currencies and commodities.

 

Video Recording for members here


Recent members only webinar:  David Keller presents the Five R’s of Behavioral Investing 

Date: May 16, 2019 at 5:30 PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


A mindful investor is aware of behavioral biases and actively works to minimize their impact. During this presentation, Dave will discuss how to Recognize, Restrain, Respect, Review, and Reflect — the five R’s of Behavioral Investing — as a methodology to systematically identify common misbehaviors, adjust for them, and thereby improve one’s trading results.


David Keller, CMT is President and Chief Strategist at Sierra Alpha Research LLC, a boutique investment research firm focused on managing risk through market awareness.  He combines the strengths of technical analysis, behavioral finance, and data visualization to identify investment opportunities and enrich relationships between advisors and clients.


Video Recording for members here


Recent members only webinar: How the Wave Principle Helps You Make Smarter Trades

Date: Apr 18, 2019 at 5:00 PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


How to apply the wave principle and other forms of technical analysis to identify high-confidence trade setups, optimize risk/reward, and safely manage market exposure.


Hosted by:

Jeffrey W. Kennedy MSTA, CFTe, CMT, CEWAMChief Commodities Analyst and editor of Trader’s Classroom and Commodity Junctures at Elliott Wave International


Video Recording For Members Here


2019 March IFTA Newsletter 


The 2019 March issue of the IFTA Update (newsletter) is now available for download. 

In this issue:

  • President's Report to Colleagues
  • In Memoriam: David Fuller
  • Education Lounge
    • An Interview With Raymond Merriman, President of Merriman Market Analysts
    • Bear Market Rally in the Midst?
    • The Principle of Infinite Growth
  • Does Your Member Society Want to Host an Upcoming IFTA Conference?
  • Congratulations New CFTes
  • Member News
  • IFTA Journal Call for Submissions
  • and more

Reminder: Members can use TSAA-SF's discount to Register now for IFTA's 2019 Annual Conference in Cairo, 5-6 October


If you would like to contribute to the next IFTA newsletter, please reach out to the TSAA-SF team for more details! 


Recent Members Only Webinar: Gary Fullett at LTG Trading: Where to Look for Trades Using Wyckoff Principles

Date: Mar 21, 2019 at 5:30 PST

Free for dues paying members (Become a member here)


Wyckoff Trader and Educator, Gary Fullett will present; 'Where to Look for Trades Using Wyckoff Principles'. He will demonstrate where to look for trades on the right hand side of the trading range. He will give us examples using the current markets.


Being a former CME floor trader, Gary Fullett has seen the order flows from larger and small clients and understands the mechanisms and functions that the market serves.


Video Recording For Members


Recent Free Webinar: 2019 Market Outlook (Part Two) with Martin Pring and Joe Turner

Date: Feb 19, 2019 at 5:00 PST


TSAA-SF is honored to have Martin J. Pring join Joe Turner for Part Two of their 2019 Market Outlook presentation exclusively for TSAA-SF members and guests.


Martin entered the financial markets in 1969 and has grown to become a leader in the global investment community. In 1981 he founded Pring Research, and began providing research for financial institutions and individual investors around the world. Since 1984, he has published the “Intermarket Review”, a monthly market review offering a long-term synopsis of the world's major financial markets. Martin pioneered the introduction of videos as an educational tool for technical analysis in 1987, and was the first to introduce educational, interactive CD’s in this field. Watch the recorded webinar here:




Recent Free Webinar: Trading With RSI - The Cardwell RSI Edge by Andrew Cardwell (Dr. RSI)

Date: Feb 11, 2019 at 5:00 PST


Andrew started his work with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) in May of 1978. Although he has researched other technical indicators and studies, he has stated that he has not found anything that yet that can compare to what, or as much as the RSI offers. 
Most traders who use the RSI look to it to spot Bullish and Bearish Divergence between price and momentum. Andrew has shown that his "Range Rules" are much more valuable in identifying the trend through the "shift" in the range. Divergences are merely just an overextension of the current move and actually a detour from the primary trend. Watch the recorded webinar here:




Recent Free Webinar: TSAA-SF Study Guide & Exam Overview

Date: Jan 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM PST


This webinar will be an overview of the TSAA-SF certification exam and technical analysis study guide which was developed in partnership with StockCharts.com. The study guide was created by TSAA members as a low-cost way for charting enthusiasts and individual traders to obtain a thorough understanding of the broad body of Technical Analysis knowledge by leveraging StockCharts.com’s ChartSchool website. 


Brett Villaume is a TSAA-SF Board member, adjunct professor of technical analysis at Golden Gate University, and is the Vice President of the CMT Association. View recorded webinar here:

Recent Free Webinar: 2019 Market Outlook with Joe Turner

Date: Jan 10th at 5 PM PST 


The TSAA-SF is honored to have legendary and long time member of the organization Joe Turner of Pring Turner Capital Group as our first speaker of 2019. 

Joe continues his 50 year career in the financial services industry and he will share mistakes made and lessons learned during his long journey. Joe will discuss his decision making process and apply that to the current 2019 Pring Turner Outlook for Financial Markets. 


View recorded webinar here: 

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  • Articles and Presentations with contributors Charles Bassetti, Roman Bogomazov, Brad Brenneise, Jim Forte, Hank Pruden, Brent Leonard and more...
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