Contributors

Ryan Detrick: Ryan is an independent trader and market follower based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He worked at Schaeffer’s Investment Research for more than a decade and is a frequent speaker and writer on stock market and economic issues and is widely sought after by financial media for his expertise and commentary. Mr. Detrick is a common guest on CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg Television and has been quoted in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, USA Today, Reuters, the Associated Press, and others. With nearly 15 years of financial industry experience in the investment and financial services area, strengths include short-term trading with an eye toward timely technical- and sentiment-based trading opportunities, and advanced option trading strategies. Mr. Detrick received a BA in finance from Xavier University, an MBA in finance from Miami University, and has earned his Chartered Market Technician (CMT).  Click here to See what Ryan has written.

Andrew Thrasher: Andrew is a Portfolio Manager with the Financial Enhancement Group, a central Indiana-based asset management firm. He specializes in technical analysis, creating proprietary strategies and economic models implemented both professionally and personally. Andrew currently holds the Chartered Market Technician®, Accredited Wealth Management Advisor SM and Accredited Asset Management Specialist SM designations; Andrew is also a member of the Market Technician Association and holds a Series 65 securities license.  Click here to See what Andrew has written.

Chris Kimble:  Chris is the founder and CEO of Kimble Charting Solutions. His firm provides research for individual investors, financial professionals, 401k managers and hedge funds around the world. He specializes in pattern analysis in stock indexes, bonds, currencies, commodities and individual stocks, using pictures to highlight the opportunity at hand with a touch of humor. His mission is to help investors enlarge portfolios regardless of market direction.

Chris has 33 years of experience in the financial industry. He spent 25 years as a financial planner, before turning to helping people capitalize on the Power of the pattern. With a business and psychology background he combines the footprint of pattern analysis with investor sentiment extremes to find opportunities and solutions for investors. You can read more about Chris on his website Kimble Charting Solutions.  Click here to See what Chris has written.

 

Tom Pizzuti & Kurt Hulse: In addition to being an active trader, Tom Pizzuti has spent more than a decade exploring popular as well as esoteric approaches to technical analysis. In 2008, he was one of the founders of Trading On The Mark, where he continues to provide charts and commentary that help subscribers find trades in a wide range of futures markets. Tom’s objective in analysis and trading is to identify particularly low-risk entry points that have high reward potential in a given time frame. The proper application of Elliott wave methods is especially well suited to that objective, and additional techniques in his kit make his approach even more effective. Tom also has a talent for explaining how to translate analysis into trades, and he leads the discussion in TOTM’s intraday chat room.

More than a decade ago, Kurt Hulse was inspired by the idea that technical trading can offer a road to financial independence for anyone who is devoted to acquiring the skills and developing a trader’s discipline. In 2008, he helped create Trading On The Mark as a place where traders at any point in their development can find useful analysis of current markets while working alongside masters of the art. Kurt’s educational and professional background has included positions at the intersection of social science, physical science and public policy. He has managed the design, implementation and statistical analysis for numerous large-scale studies related to resource conservation and human behavior.  Click here to See what they have written.

 

Steve Burns: Steve has been investing in the stock market successfully for over 20 years and has been an active trader for over 14 years. He is the author of six books all published by BN Publishing. He ranks near the top 500 of all reviewers on Amazon.com, and is one of the sites top reviewers for books about trading. He has been featured as a top Darvas System trader and interviewed for the Wall Street Journal, Traders Magazine, and Michael Covel. He has also been a contributor to Traders Planet, ZenTrader, and See It Market. He lives in Nashville, TN with his three children, Janna, Kelli, and Stephen III. He trades his own personal accounts. Click here to See what Steve has written.

 

 

 

Drasko Kovrlija: Drasko is a fiduciary advisor and risk and portfolio manager with almost 20 years of experience. He is the founder and President of Kastel Capital Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisory firm, that specializes in helping clients build and protect their wealth. In addition to writing for See It Market, Drasko publishes informational and educational articles about the markets and the business of trading on the Noanet Trader blog. His work has also been featured on MarketWatch and Fox Radio. Drasko managed a long/short equity hedge fund from 2005 to 2011. He started his career in financial services as a management consultant in the 1990s in New York City. Drasko has an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern and a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in NJ where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He currently resides in the Boston area with his wife and four children.  Click here to See what Drasko has written.

 

David Fabian: David is a Managing Partner at FMD Capital Management, a fee-only registered investment advisory firm specializing in exchange-traded funds. He has years of experience constructing actively managed growth and income portfolios using ETFs. David regularly contributes his views on wealth management in his company blog, podcasts, and special reports. Visit https://fmdcapital.com/ to learn more.  Click here to See what David has written.

 

Chris Ciovacco: Chris graduated summa cum laude from The Georgia Institute of Technology with a co-operative degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. While at Georgia Tech, he gained five years of valuable experience at IBM. Chris also worked for the Georgia Tech Physics department as a teaching assistant leading an undergraduate lab. After accepting a position with Morgan Stanley in Atlanta, Chris received extensive training which included extended stays in NYC at the World Trade Center. After five years at the large wire house, he founded his own money management firm, Ciovacco Capital Management (CCM), in late 1999. His areas of expertise include technical analysis and market model development. CCM’s popular weekly technical analysis videos on YouTube have been viewed over 600,000 times. Chris’ years of experience and research led to the creation of the thoroughly backtested CCM Market Model, which serves as the foundation for the management of separate accounts for individuals and businesses.  Click here to See what Chris has written.

 

Fil Zucchi:  Fil is a principal in a residential real estate investment and management company and an active trader and investor for his own account, taking particular in long/short options trades and corporate credit and derivatives. In his prior life, he was a bankruptcy and commercial litigation attorney at a Washington, DC law firm. Fil has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgetown University (1985) and a law degree from the Catholic University School of Law (1988).  Click here to See what Fil has written.

David Busick:  David has been actively investing since 2000. When he first started, he made every mistake a new trader could make. But when he learned how to manage his losses and become more patient and disciplined, his trades became consistently profitable.

David spent years developing a Fibonacci based method of trading that he calls the “One shot, One kill” technique. Like a sniper lies in wait for his target to come into clear view, this method attempts to identify precise entry and exit levels. You can learn more about David on his site TheFibDoctor.com.  Click here to See what David has written.

 

 

 

Mike Zaccardi: Mike is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and teaches technical analysis to undergraduate students at the University of North Florida. He is also a technical analysis guest speaker at the University of Central Florida, Florida State University and the University of Florida. Mr. Zaccardi is currently working on academic research papers focusing on technical analysis at the University of North Florida. He has been trading and investing since high school, and currently works as a trader at an energy trading firm in Jacksonville, Florida. He has experience in wealth management and investment banking from prior places of work. Mr. Zaccardi has the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses and he is a member of the Market Technicians Association.  Click here to See what Mike has written.

 

 

Karl Snyder: Karl currently holds the position as Chief Market Strategist with Garden State Securities. Mr. Snyder started his financial services career as a Registered Investment Advisor with American Express Financial Advisors in 2000. In this capacity he worked with high net worth clients to develop long term financial goals.

Mr. Snyder has worked for several boutique firms as a Registered Investment Advisor, where he began his study of technical analysis within capital markets. Mr Snyder is a member of the Market Technicians Association and holds the Chartered Market Technician designation. He is both series 66 and 7 licensed. Mr. Snyder is also a series 86/87 licensed research analyst. He specializes in intermarket analysis with an emphasis on sector rotation and the impact of the business cycle on the financial markets. Prior to starting his financial career, Mr. Snyder studied at Rutgers University and served in the United States Marine Corps as a non-commissioned officer.  Click here to See what Karl has written.

 

James “Bart” Bartelloni: James “Bart” Bartelloni’s specialty is “advanced pattern recognition” using advance math, geometry and music to not only manage risk but look for potential inflection points in the markets. Read more about this and his analysis on his site bartscharts.com. In addition to his work as a CMT, he was a TOPGUN Naval Aviator (F-14) for 11 years and is currently an Executive Business Development and Strategy professional in the Health Care Industry.  Click here to See what Bart has written.

 

 

Aaron Jackson:  Born and raised in Michigan, Aaron has traded stocks and options privately since 2009. He earned his BSBA from Central Michigan University in 2011, majoring in finance and financial planning. As a student of technical analysis and CMT level III candidate, he focuses his work on intermarket analysis, momentum and relative strength to devise trading ideas and analyze markets. He shares his market thoughts and ideas on his blog www.atmcharts.com.

Even outside of the markets, Aaron is a fierce competitor. He enjoys weight lifting, playing basketball and when he has time, iracing (a motor sports simulation). He also likes to spend time with friends and family, especially his niece and nephews. Click here to See what Aaron has written.

Daniel Neagoy:  Dan is an independent options trader who believes in questioning and deconstructing assumptions.  He is frequently agnostic about market direction and trades in a way that reacts to, rather than predicts, the market.  He focuses on controlling risk and trading high probability strategies that allow you to sleep at night.  Dan is the founder of ThetaTrend where he works to help retail options traders improve their consistency.  He is also a reluctant CPA with a background in Tax Accounting and Economics. Click here to See what Dan has written.

 

 

 

Adam Grimes: Adam has 18 years of experience in the industry as a trader, analyst and system developer. Growing up in an agricultural community in America’s Midwest, Adams first trading experiences were in agricultural commodities and futures. He then moved to currency futures, trading during the Asian Financial Crisis, and to stock index futures and individual stocks in 2001. His trading experience covers all major asset classes–futures, currencies, stocks, options, and other derivatives, and the full range of timeframes from very short term scalping to constructing portfolios for multi-year holding periods. Adam holds an MBA from The Ohio State University, and is currently Chief Investment Officer of Waverly Advisors, LLC, a boutique research and advisory firm for which he writes daily market commentary and trade notes. Prior to joining Waverly Advisors, Adam held the positions of VP of Quantitative System Development at Level Partners, LLC, Senior Analyst and Trader at MBF Asset Management on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and Chief Technical Strategist at SMB Capital. Adam is the author of The Art & Science of Technical Analysis: Market Structure, Price Action & Trading Strategies, published in 2012 by John Wiley & Sons. Adam is also a contributing author for several publications on quantitative finance and related topics, and is much in demand as a speaker and lecturer on the topics of technical trading, risk management, and system development. You can also read his thoughts on his blog. Click here to See what Adam has written.

 

Jeff Voudrie: Jeff is senior portfolio manager of Common Sense Advisors. He serves as a personal, private money manager, counselor and CFP® Professional to clients nationwide. Jeff started in the financial services industry in 1987 and founded his own firm in 2001. He has been interviewed by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The London Financial Times, and The Christian Science Monitor, to name a few. He’s the author of The Retired Investor’s Survival Guide Series, a former nationally syndicated newspaper columnist of Guarding Your Wealth and appeared on the CNN Financial Network. Jeff’s outside-the-box approach to investing led him to invent the Portfolio Guardian, earning him 3 U.S. Patents in the process. Jeff is sought out by both the media and industry for his extensive knowledge of annuities, including speaking at Financial Planning Association’s regional symposiums. On the personal side, Jeff and his wife of 25 years, Julie, are the proud parents of seven children and reside near the mountains in Tennessee. For more information visit www.CommonSenseAdvisors.com, and www.JeffVoudrie.com. Click here to See what Jeff has written.

 

Sheldon McIntyre: Sheldon began his career in 1996 at an investment management firm headquartered in Santiago, Chile, where he later became a Managing Partner of the firm responsible for the discretionary asset management division. In 2001, he joined a New York based long/short equity hedge fund as a Portfolio Manager. In 2002 he returned to Chile to trade independently and in 2011 founded 360° Virtual Advisor exclusively for Chilean clients. In February 2015 I opened 360° Virtual Advisor to international members with the transition to the Benzinga Marketfy platform. You can find out more by visiting his website: 360° Virtual Advisor Live.

Sheldon is a contributor to the financial website See It Market, as well as being an official contributor on StockTwits. His writings have appeared on several other financial sites and he’s been a guest on the FXStreet Live Analysis Room with Dale Pinkert and the Benzinga PreMarket Show. He’s also a featured trader in the book “Trading: The Best of the Best – Top Trading Tips For Our Times” published by Brian C. Lund.

Sheldon graduated from the University of Victoria, Canada in 1995 where he read international political economy with distinction. He’s fluent in English and Spanish. Click here to See what Sheldon has written.

 

Sal Cilella:  As an accomplished private options trader, Sal founded BetterBeta Trading in 2012 to bring his systematic options trading models to retail traders. Focusing exclusively on ETF and index options, BetterBeta Trading’s newsletter services feature both premium selling as well as classical trend following. In addition to leading BetterBeta Trading, Sal’s articles on systematic trading have been featured on numerous online financial outlets, including Abnormal Returns, WSJ and the Whole Street. Click here to See what Sal has written.

 

David Katz:  David is the author of the e-Manual to Trading the Trend, David began his journey as the International Stock Market Game Coordinator for the State of Arizona. As an educator, David doesn’t believe that learning to trade needs to cost thousands of dollars. Using both his website and frequent contributions on Stocktwits, he has shared his trading method to the trading community at large in learning how to Trade the Trend and make it a profitable business. While having the macro view in mind, David lays no claim to where the market is headed each day and only trades the charts in front of him. Patience and discipline is the model he has learned from his mentors and he continues to share that with others. David also runs a live trading room at Marketfy, frequently offering free live trading room days with no commitment. While not trading, David enjoys hiking the outdoors and team cycling on the velodrome and road. You may find out more about David and his trading strategies at TradingFibz.com, Marketfy, or StockTwits. Click here to See what David has written.

 

Korey Bauer: Mr. Bauer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bauer Capital. He served as Senior Vice President, Analyst and Market Technician at Castle Financial from 2011 until 2014. He is the developer of Bauer Capital’s proprietary models. In addition, Mr. Bauer has been a Registered Representative and an Investment Advisor Representative of Interactive Brokers Group, LLC since August 2015. Mr. Bauer served as Portfolio Manager of the Catalyst Macro Strategy Fund. Mr. Bauer has been performing extensive research on the financial markets since 2007 and is a published author on SeeItMarket.com, Nasdaq.com and other publications. Mr. Bauer is a graduate of Marist College with a degree in History.  Click here to See what Korey has written.

 

 

Allan Millar: Allan has an MBA from Strathclyde Business School, where he specialized in Finance. He is also a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He has worked in commercial and financial roles and currently works for a global Bank. Allan lives near Glasgow, with his wife and son.  Click here to See what Allan has written.

 

 

 

 

Ross Heart:  Ross is the operator of Heart Capital, a small investment company he founded in 2004. He entered the financial industry in 1993, working at Merrill Lynch for a number of years, before starting an investment operation for a community-owned bank. He has degrees in Economics and Finance, and enjoys competing with Wall Street from Northern Wisconsin, where he feels he can tackle some of life’s most important pursuits with his wife and two children. Ross has served on boards at his Alma Matter, kid’s school, local chamber of commerce, and city, and has written an investing column for a regional newspaper. Heart Capital’s investment approach is a value-based, tactical one utilizing individual securities and provides the ultimate in transparency for clients. Click here to See what Ross has written.

 

 

Brad Tompkins: Brad has been actively investing for over 20 years. He has an Economics degree and a professional background in accounting, business management, and computer programming. Brad currently trades futures markets concentrating on equity indices, the energy complex and treasury bonds. He also heavily trades in the option markets to generate short term income and manage long term risk. Brad is a technical trader with an eye towards big picture macro fundamentals. He enjoys reading and discussing all things related to markets, financial history and economics. Click here to See what Brad has written.