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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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140 New Reasons to Join the ChartPack Investing Ecosystem - ChartPack Update #24 (Q2, 2019)

by Gatis Roze

Once again, a big shout-out to our Tensile Trading ChartPack User community. This has become a sensational crowd-sourced collection of the best-of-the-best charts and ChartList organization. We’re all profiting handsomely from improving this collaborative investing tool...Read More 

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My Personal Story And Why I Ask For Your Help

by Gatis Roze

This is a true story about someone whom I’ll refer to as an investing “refutenik”. But first, a bit of background. The long-term financial viability of Social Security is questionable, yet some politicians like to toss around the idea of delegating more accountability to John Q...Read More 

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Here, Try On These Investor Goggles, They'll Help You See A Path To Profits

by Grayson Roze

In a recent moment of self-reflection, I was forced to arrive at the conclusion that I do not view the world the same way that many others do. In fact, more specifically I was forced to arrive at the conclusion that I do not view the world the same way that billions of others do...Read More 

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Climb a Mountain, Beat The Market: What The Mountaineers "Essential 10 Checklist" Can Teach You About Investing

by Gatis Roze

The mountaineers “Essential 10 Checklist” is seared into the memory of every serious hiker and climber. Why? Because it may literally determine life or death...Read More 

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The Best of Breed Methodology: Stage 4 - A Significant Enhancement

by Gatis Roze

A quarter century of investing yields one paramount conclusion. Venture capitalists have known this forever. Professional sports teams as well. Investors have been a little slower on the uptake...Read More 

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Celebrating An Investor's Obituary

by Gatis Roze

I've begun writing my own obituary. No worries. I don’t have any incurable health issues to be concerned about. It's simply an exercise that I believe will have value and will be beneficial to my investment efforts...Read More 

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Interdisciplinary Investing: Combining Fundamentals and Technicals Increases Profits

by Gatis Roze

How does a return of 14% in six months sound to you? Last February, I wrote a blog about attending the unique interdisciplinary DENT Conference last year in Napa Valley...Read More 

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How to Approach Investing Like Pro Sports and Make the Playoffs! - ChartPack Update #23 (Q1, 2019)

by Gatis Roze

Pick the pro league of your choice. You can have the most expensive talent on one team, but without the right organization, routines and strategy, you won’t make the playoffs.(Presently, for example...Read More 

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Video Recap: My Favorite Investment Tools, Tricks and Tips on StockCharts

by Gatis Roze

As I announced last week, I had the pleasure of joining Tom and Erin on Wednesday morning for a special StockCharts TV guest appearance. It was a treat to be on the program, but most importantly, it was a unique joy to help celebrate StockCharts' 20th anniversary...Read More 

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My Favorite Investment Tools On StockCharts.com

by Gatis Roze

Time truly flies, and boy oh boy do I realize it when I think back on the nearly 20 years that I’ve been using StockCharts.com to make money as an investor...Read More