Every month I host a conference call for All Star Charts Premium Members where we discuss ongoing themes throughout the global marketplace as well as changes in trends where new positions would be most appropriate. This includes U.S. Stocks & Sectors, International Stock Indexes, Commodities, Currencies and Interest Rate Markets.

Over the past 10 days I have been traveling throughout southeast Asia learning new strategies and perspectives from local traders and investors. I’m lucky that I truly love what I do and the evolution of my process is far from complete. Every day the world is getting smaller and more interconnected than ever. Although cultures my be very different, the human psyche is universal. Our emotions controlled by fear and greed can be seen everywhere from New York City, to St. Louis, MO to London, to Kuala Lumpur. The difference is simply the perspective from which each investor sees the world, and therefore the marketplace. Trying to get inside the mind of these investors has been a fascinating process and I firmly believe that it gives me a leg up over everyone else.

This month’s conference call is going to be an important one as some markets are hitting our short-term tactical targets while others are resolving their recent consolidations higher. We have a lot to discuss! It will be held on Wednesday February 22nd at 7PM ET. Here are the Registration Details: [Read more…]

Today I wanted to talk about something that I’ve never really written about here before but I think is a really important point that I want to make sure I get across. I’m lucky that I get to chat with investors all over the world on a daily basis. Whether you are a professional investor with 30 years of experience, or a student in Hong Kong who just made his/her first trade, I am always willing to chat. Not only does this help me learn about different strategies, objectives and cultures, but also helps give me perspective from all sorts of different angles.

A common theme that I get a lot is regarding chart patterns and pattern recognition: “JC how did you know that consolidation would resolve higher?”. Other times I get, “JC how did you know that was a failed breakout and how come this example $XYZ is one you don’t consider to be a failed breakout?” The explanations you guys give me make plenty of sense, “But momentum is diverging with prices making new highs!” And in most cases you’re probably right. But to me, it’s bigger than that. The analysis is not just about one pattern or one divergence or even just one chart. It’s about taking these patterns and divergences within the context of a much larger, more macro thesis. [Read more…]

This weekend was one of the most amazing professional experiences of my life. I’m fortunate that I have friends who are really smart and willing to give up some of their time on a Saturday to share their knowledge and wisdom with investors all over the world. The turn out for Chart Summit exceeded all expectations and the feedback has been tremendous. This week, videos of all the presentations will be sent out to anyone and everyone who registered for the event www.chartsummit.com

As an added bonus to this amazing event, I wanted to walk everyone through my top/down approach to markets. From my perspective, unless you include global stock markets, commodities, forex and interest rates into your analysis, you’re really selling yourself short. It’s 2017. Even if you just trade or invest in U.S. stocks, taking a global intermarket approach to the marketplace is extremely beneficial. This is with respect to both idea generation and risk management. In addition, we first want to take a long-term view to get structural perspective and then look at daily charts showing just the past year for more short-term tactical opportunities. This process of using multiple timeframes can be seen throughout every asset class we analyze, whether it’s individual stocks like $AAPL, sectors like $GDX, currencies like the US Dollar, commodities like Crude Oil or indexes like the S&P500. [Read more…]