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About the author: , MBA, CMT, is a veteran full-time stock market investor who has traded his own account since 1989 unburdened by the distraction of clients. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, is a past president of the Technical Securities Analysts Association (TSAA), and is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). After several successful entrepreneurial business ventures, Gatis retired in his early 40s to focus on investing in the financial markets. With consistent success as a stock market trader, he began teaching investments at the post-college level in 2000 and continues to do so today. Learn More

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About the author: is the author of Trading for Dummies and Tensile Trading: The 10 Essential Stages of Stock Market Mastery. He is also the Director of Operations at StockCharts.com and the co-founder of Stock Market Mastery. Grayson speaks regularly at investment seminars across the country, including to organizations such as the CMT Association and the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII). He holds a Bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College, where he studied Economics and Psychology. Learn More

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The 7 Investing Essentials For New Investors and Recent Subscribers - ChartPack Update #29 (Q3 / 2020)

by Gatis Roze, Grayson Roze

This blog is addressed to the many thousands of recent new StockCharts subscribers. The explosive growth in our ranks suggested to me that a little welcome tutorial would be valuable...Read More 

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The Anchored VWAP Reveals "Hidden Support" In The S&P 500, And The US Total Market Is Still King Of The World

by Grayson Roze

What a week to be back hosting another episode of "Your Daily Five". As I'm sure you heard, we held a major LIVE event on StockCharts TV yesterday - "Introducing StockChartsACP: The Future of Technical Analysis"...Read More 

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My Pocket Pads Produce Profits: 12 Sample Insights

by Gatis Roze

I've written multiple blogs about my pocket pads and how incessantly I jot down great insights and sustaining concepts whenever and however they cross my path. It's been a daily and profitable habit for decades...Read More 

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How Not To Let Five Media Frankensteins Devastate Your Portfolio

by Gatis Roze

No, this is not a political blog. This is three decades of blood-and-sweat soaked lessons gleaned from investing and following the media. Like condensed milk, it's all boiled down to the five essential "must knows" for you...Read More 

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My Daily Five: The Ultimate S&P 500 Chart And Four Strong Setups From This Week's "10 I'm Stalking"

by Grayson Roze

It's always a true pleasure to kick off the week by hosting a new episode of "Your Daily Five". I've said it before and I'll say it again – this is without a doubt one of my favorite shows of the many we're running these days on StockCharts TV...Read More 

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After You've Pored Over The Charts And They've Yielded All Their Truths, Try These Tools

by Gatis Roze

Yes, I'm a chartist. Yes, I can glean profitable insights using my technical tools. No, charts are not the only tool in my analysis bag. If that were the case, it would be akin to buying a Ferrari while living in a studio rental. That would be totally out of balance...Read More 

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Our Top Trade Targets Are On The Table For You To See: Don't Miss The Latest Edition Of "The Pitch"

by Grayson Roze

Without a doubt, one of my favorite shows on StockCharts TV right now is "The Pitch", a monthly series where we assemble three different technical analysts and ask each of them to bring their five best individual ideas to the table...Read More 

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A Top-Down Approach To Find Market-Beating Stocks

by Grayson Roze

Back at it this week on StockCharts TV! I had the pleasure of once again hosting "Your Daily Five" this afternoon and I gotta say – I am a HUGE fan of this format...Read More 

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The Dance Of The Outperformers: Peter Lynch Preaches You Best Start With Yourself

by Gatis Roze

Novice investors seldom like to hear that before asset growth (trading) must come asset protection. Boring! Similarly, they are reticent in embracing the reality that before they begin analyzing equities, they must first analyze themselves...Read More 

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The Secret to Outperformance: Personal Teflon and Velcro - ChartPack Update #28 (Q2 / 2020)

by Gatis Roze, Grayson Roze

What is the singular attribute absolutely ALL successful investors you can name possess? It's resiliency! Consistency, profitability and longevity demand that an investor maintain an even keel through many challenging market cycles...Read More