Wyckoff SMI style

Todd W. Butterfield, President & CIO-The BlackBay, began his professional career in 1984, as a Professional Stock, Option, and Commodity Trader with Rialcor Shatkin, Chicago, IL. In 1990, he registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor with a very successful 4-year track record. In 1991, he became a Financial Consultant for Smith Barney, Quincy, IL. In 1997, Mr. Butterfield founded Butterfield Capital Advisors/Butterfield Futures, which allowed him to offer both RIA and futures brokerage services.  In 2011, he formed The BlackBay Group, which encompasses BlackBay Capital Advisors (RIA) and BlackBay Futures Group LLC (GIB).  In 2016, Todd took the reins of Wyckoff Stock Market Institute (SMI), where he had previously graduated from in 1982.

At various times throughout his career he has received national recognition for real-money competitions. They are as follows:

“12th in the Nation”, Futures Division, U.S. Investment Championship, 1984.

“79.8% average annual return”, Commodity Trading Advisor, 1987-1990.

“9th in the Nation”, Stock Division, U.S. Investment Championship, 1992.

“17th in the Nation”, Mutual Fund Switching Division, U.S. Investment Championship, 1992.

“4th in the Nation”, Money Manager Verified Ratings, 1993. “2nd in the Nation”, Money Manager Verified Ratings, 1st quarter, 1994.

“2nd in the Nation”, MoniResearch, 12 months ending 6/30/00 “2nd in the Nation”, MoniResearch, 2000

Todd was educated at Western Illinois University, Macomb Illinois; where he received his BA in Business with emphasis in Finance.