This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the TSAA annual conference in San Francisco. TSAA, for those not familiar with it, is a technical analysis organization founded around 1970. One of TSAA’s founding members, the late Hank Pruden, was a professor at Golden Gate University and a remarkable teacher of technical analysis out on the west coast. It was a unique experience to attend the conference since Hank’s passing in 2018, and see the conference is still thriving and watching Hank’s legacy live on.  

A former boss of mine was fascinated by the Japanese art of Kaizen, which centers around the principle of continuous improvement. It teaches us to always be on the lookout for even the smallest of steps we can take in our lives that will be the most meaningful and impactful in the long run.

My family and I recently relocated from Cleveland to Seattle as I prepare to join up with the good people at StockCharts.com.  So far, that has meant 37 hours on I-90 West (which was a fantastic adventure for the Kellers!), unpacking a great many moving boxes, holding endless family meetings on where specific chairs will go in the new house, and many other key issues.

In preparing for an upcoming move from Cleveland to Seattle, we’re going through our belongings Marie Kondo-style to determine what we really need to take with us on this next adventure…

We walked out of the airport in Glasgow, dazed from jet lag and squinting in the sunshine as day felt like night.  Stumbling over to the rental car building, I was easily talked into a larger car (by European standards) which still would not be nearly enough room for our sizable load of luggage (by American standards)…

I had a very enjoyable conversation recently with Sean McLaughlin on his podcast “Trading with @chicagosean.”  We talked a lot about my formative years and how that prepared me for an unlikely career in the financial industry.

My favorite pair of dress shoes are cordovan, which is a deep reddish tone.  I love these shoes because it’s a color I don’t see around too often, but also because I ripped them the first day I wore them.

I have had the honor of performing the last two seasons with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.  As a financial professional who has always tried to fit music into his life, being able to perform with world-class musicians has been a real pleasure…

When sports betting sites are looking to promote their services, how often do they highlight the average gains (or losses) of participants?  Never. It’s way more effective to focus on the relatively small number of players that have achieved exceptional results…

As I fired up Bloomberg this morning, I was greeted with a powerful quote of the day.  “You will never win if you never begin,” suggested early 20th century journalist Helen Rowland. Sounds easy…