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All Star Interviews Season 2, Episode 23: David Zarling, Chartered Market Technician

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David Zarling is a newly minted CMT Charterholder. He is Partner and Head of Investment Strategy & Research at Client First Tax and Wealth Advisors out of Wisconsin. David and I have gotten to know each other over the years and I really appreciate all of the things he is doing. In this podcast episode, David walks us through his process and how it has evolved throughout his career. He uses Technical Analysis to help manage money for clients and most importantly manage risk. I’ve seen a lot of him lately. He attended Chart Summit in Breckenridge, CO in February and then the CMT Symposium in New York in April. He talks about why he goes out of his way to get around like minded individuals to talk about the markets and find people to challenge his thinking. I also really liked the part about the analogies he uses when talking to clients about Technical Analysis and his process. I thought this discussion was a real value add. [Read more…]

This Chart Tells The Story Best

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People love to hear a good story. We have an evolutionary desire to gossip and be told stories even if we know they’re untrue. As Sapiens, it’s important to know this about ourselves. But you know who definitely knows it? The media. And they’re going to use that desire against you every single day for their own profit. They will tell you stories all day every day as long as you’re willing to listen. They’re so thirsty for your attention that they’ll tell you anything just so they can sell ads to their precious sponsors. It’s their job to make the noise. It’s our job to ignore it.

Today, I’m going to show you the chart that actually tells the real story about what is going on in today’s market. I comb through thousands of charts a week and I can tell you for a fact that there is one underlying theme that I’m seeing across the board: Stocks, Sectors and Indexes, and that is the Overhead supply we’ve been stuck below since early last year.  [Read more…]

I’m Coming To London, Athens and Amsterdam

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In early June I’m coming to Europe to talk charts, meet with clients and try to learn as much as I can. I’ve been incredibly fortunate over the years to be able to speak at events and meet with investors all over Asia and around America. My trips to India, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines have been great experiences that help me throughout my process every single day. Learning and experiencing as much as I can has easily been the most rewarding investment I’ve ever made.

My goal on this trip is to finally get to meet with people I’ve been interacting with regularly for many years, catch up with old friends who live there that I only get to see in the States, and getting new perspective from local clients and colleagues. That’s the whole point. If you only hang out with people from New York, or the U.S. for that matter, you’re only seeing things from that same lens. I want to know how other people look at things. That’s how we grow.

If you’re in Europe and want to make the trip, or if I’m coming to your backyard that’s even better! I’ll walk you through my process using the Top/Down Intermarket approach and we’ll look at charts from around the world and discuss the most important themes and trading opportunities.  [Read more…]

My CMT Program Experience

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From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

Every few weeks I get a message from someone asking a question along the lines of “Should I enroll in the CMT Program?” As with most things, the answer is it depends on your individual situation.

While I can’t offer personalized advice to everyone, I can discuss my experience and the key benefits now that I’ve completed the process.

This post is going to be split into two parts; one where I explain my answer to the question that prompted this post, and the other where I summarize my actual experience in the program.

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Insurance Stocks Weathering The Storm

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From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

Wednesday’s Mystery Chart is one of my favorite right now, so thank you everyone for your feedback and participation.

I received a lot of answers, but most of you were skeptical of the breakout and wanted to see more before getting involved. A few others wanted to be long with a tight stop and few, if any, were sellers.

With that as our backdrop, let’s get into it.

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