STA Monthly Meeting – October 2023
The main reason for ineffective strategy construction which leads to non-reproducible results in real time and hence inconsistent performance is due to not knowing the 3 critical strategy stats. To overcome this challenge and construct sustainable, scalable and reproducible strategies in a quantitative manner, the Smart Money Framework was developed by the quants in the 1960s. With this framework we will have the 3 critical stats to help us construct optimal entries, stop loss and exits. When this is further combined with volume, our probability of capturing the bigger runners increases. All of the above will be explained further in detail by the presenter.
Thiru Nagappan is a trader, entrepreneur, speaker and the founder of Master the Markets. His career started as a cardiovascular pharmacologist and through an interesting turn of events, left his PhD and pursued financial trading. He worked on a trading […]
STA Monthly Meeting – September 2023
Elliott wave perspective on Global indices to understand the maturity of trend and exact location of the market post the crash of Covid 2020. Equity markets have shown strong recovery post the crash of Covid 2020 but the interest rate cycle is also on upside. Understanding the future probable path and if the rally is sustainable or is time to get cautious! Elliott wave acts as GPS of the markets and works on market fractals. It is one of the best forecasting tools that can help traders and investors to take objective trading or investment decisions and helps to stay ahead of the crowd.
Ashish Kyal is a Trader, Mentor, Founder of Wavesstrategy.com and Ashish Kyal Trading Gurukul and Author of International Book (Effective Trading in Financial Markets using Technical Analysis) – Global launch October 2020. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and […]
STA Monthly Meeting – July 2023
At the mid-year mark in an ever changing environment, the STA, ACI UK and The Broker Club are reconvening its expert panel of fundamental and technical analsysts to review an update their January 2023 ‘outlook’ on key issues influencing and impacting the economic outlook in the year ahead. Followed by networking drinks.
Tom has 24 years’ experience of financial markets, starting as a technical analyst/strategist with Standard and Poors. After Merrill Lynch, he comanaged Othon Investment, a $2 Billion Hedge Fund, before becoming Head of Technical Strategy at RBS for 10 years.
Michael is Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets (UK). With over 30 years’ experience in the financial markets, Michael is respected for his candid and direct market commentary. He’s a well-known face on both financial and mainstream TV, appearing regularly […]
Gavin Wells joined 360TGTX in February 2020 to further the development of their FX Swaps strategy. Following the successful trial of 360TGTX MidMatch he is working with market participants to ensure full and timely adoption of this market leading platform. […]
Shreyas leads UK macro strategy at Deutsche Bank in London and is a senior G10 FX strategist in the Bank’s FIC division. He publishes widely on a variety of macro and FX-related topics including currency valuations, macro trading strategies, and […]
STA Monthly Meeting – June 2023
Does point and figure analysis actually add any value and does it make sense to trade based on it? This method has been around since the early days of technical analysis, but its merits or lack thereof are anecdotal. There really hasn’t been any deeper research into quantitative modeling and testing of this approach and it has been largely abandoned by all but the most loyal followers.
Point and Figure may seem outdated and obsolete, but it’s based on an interesting concept which shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand. Of course, without the ability to quantify and construct a testing methodology, any trading based on it would simply be faith based.
Luckily your intrepid and humble speaker has applied his very particular set of skills to the task. Skills acquired over a very long career. Skills which make him a nightmare for old school technical analysts. If there is value in point and figure, he will find it and he will prove it.
This presentation will demonstrate that there are flaws in point and figure, but flaws which can be fixed. By quantifying point and figure and constructing trading rules based on it, it becomes very clear which parts of the approach make perfect sense and which parts need to be modernised. By making one single, and perhaps controversial change to the point and figure framework, we can construct trading models and apply modern quantitative methodology.
Does point and figure analysis actually add any value and does it make sense to trade based on it? This method has been around since the early days of technical analysis, but its merits or lack thereof are anecdotal. There really hasn’t been any deeper research into quantitative modeling and testing of this approach and it has been largely abandoned by all but the most loyal followers.
Point and Figure may seem outdated and obsolete, but it’s based on an interesting concept which shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand. Of course, without the ability to quantify and construct a testing methodology, any trading based on it would simply be faith based.
Luckily your intrepid and humble speaker has applied his very particular set of skills to the task. Skills acquired over a very long career. Skills which make him a nightmare for old school technical analysts. If there is value in point and figure, he will find it and he will prove it.
This presentation will demonstrate that there are flaws in point and figure, but flaws which can be fixed. By quantifying point and figure and constructing trading rules based on it, it becomes very clear which parts of the approach make perfect sense and which parts need to be modernised. By making one single, and perhaps controversial change to the point and figure framework, we can construct trading models and apply modern quantitative methodology.
This presentation will outline a modern approach to point and figure, and it will demonstrate how a seemingly ancient and arcane methodology can still provide value. There will be no black boxes, and the presenter will openly share his research on the subject in a way that you could replicate it and incorporate it into your own research and trading.
Andreas Clenow is a Swedish Swiss financier and author based in Zurich, where he acts as Chief Investment Officer of a family office. Over the past three decades, he has been a tech entrepreneur, financial consultant, hedge fund manager, fintech […]
STA Monthly Meeting – May 2023
STA Monthly Meeting – April 2023
Nick is professional trader, fund manager and author who has been trading and investing since 1985. Nick has worked for international investment banks – from the trading floor of the Sydney Futures Exchange to International dealing desks in Sydney, London […]
STA Monthly Meeting – March 2023
Stephen is an algorithmic, quantitative, technical analyst trader. He has 25 years+ global financial markets experience as a PM, proprietary trader, options trader, quantitative analyst and senior risk manager. Now the CIO of his own fund – IGOE Financial Ltd […]
STA Monthly Meeting – February 2023
Dr Ken Long is Associate Professor, US Army Command & General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth KS and retired Lieutenant Colonel after 25 years of active Army service; Adjunct Professor at Colorado Tech in the doctoral program for Organisational Development and […]
Joint STA, ACI UK & The Broker Club Meeting & Post Christmas drinks – January 2023
Join the STA, ACI UK and the Broker Clubfor what promises to be an interesting and lively debate on the economic outlook for financial markets participants in 2023. Our panel of experts – representing both fundamental and technical analysis perspectives – will provide expert input on key issues that will influence and impact the outlook for the year ahead.
The panel will be followed by the postponed Christmas drinks.
Robin leads European FX research at Deutsche Bank in London and is a senior macro strategist in the Bank’s FIC division. He is one of the Bank’s thought leaders on the global macro space, publishing widely on major trends in […]
Tom has 24 years’ experience of financial markets, starting as a technical analyst/strategist with Standard and Poors. After Merrill Lynch, he comanaged Othon Investment, a $2 Billion Hedge Fund, before becoming Head of Technical Strategy at RBS for 10 years.
Michael is Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets (UK). With over 30 years’ experience in the financial markets, Michael is respected for his candid and direct market commentary. He’s a well-known face on both financial and mainstream TV, appearing regularly […]
Gavin Wells joined 360TGTX in February 2020 to further the development of their FX Swaps strategy. Following the successful trial of 360TGTX MidMatch he is working with market participants to ensure full and timely adoption of this market leading platform. […]
STA ONLINE AGM due to RMT strike – December 2022
The Thirty Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Society of Technical Analysts Limited will be held online at 6.30pm.
STA Monthly Meeting – November 2022
During this session, STA Director Jeff Boccaccio will be chatting to best-selling author, Larry Williams.
Through good years and bad Larry has survived recording and teaching his market wisdom. Larry is a best-selling author featured on Amazon. You can find most of the books Larry has written there. Larry Williams has taught thousands to trade […]
STA Monthly Meeting – October 2022
Jeff Boccaccio has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector having worked for Deloitte Consulting, UBS and Barclays Capital across the US, Switzerland and London. He has a broad range of skills combining a strong background in information technology with financial market analysis and trading.
STA Monthly Meeting – September 2022
Steve has over 30 years trading experience in Commodity, Equity and Fixed Income markets, in both research and trading. His career began in 1987 on the Baltic Exchange trading Commodities before moving on to work in a number of senior […]
STA Monthly Meeting – July 2022
Joint Panel Debate with ACI UK and The Broker Club giving mid-year update for Crypto in 2022.
Geoff is Head of EM FX Research, West and Crypto Research, Standard Chartered Bank, leading several efforts across the Global Research macro strategy offering. These include EMEA and Latam FX, G10 FX in Europe, and Crypto Research. He joined the […]
Charlie Morris is the chief investment officer at ByteTree Asset Management (BTAM). He is a lead portfolio manager and develops both crypto and traditional investment strategies for BTAM. He has 23 years’ experience in fund management, where he has built a reputation for managing actively managed, multi-asset portfolios, with an emphasis on efficient diversification and risk management. Although well versed in traditional asset classes, Charlie is best known for his expertise in alternative assets, notably gold and Bitcoin.
Nick is a market structure specialist with 15 years of industry experience and is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Zodia Markets, a cryptoasset brokerage and exchange business based in the UK. He joined Standard Chartered’s graduate programme in 2006 […]
Sam’s nearly 30 year career in the financial markets has spanned a variety of trading and management roles across sellside, buyside and intermediary businesses. Prior to his current role advising CMC Markets on the next stages in their journey into […]
STA Monthly Meeting – June 2022
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Joint Panel Debate with the ACI UK, The Broker Club and The Commodity Trading Club
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