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JC Parets · An Interview With Larry McDonald | Conversations with JC Parets Today we sit down with my old pal Larry McDonald. When it comes to the bond market, Larry is the guy I want to talk to. And with Bonds getting off to their worst start to a year, maybe ever, what better time than the present to dive into the fixed income markets? While I had him, we also discussed the equities markets, commodities, metals and Crypto. This was a fun one. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Make sure to give Larry a follow on Twitter @convertbond Click here return to the episode page If you enjoyed this, here's where else you can hang out with us: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Listen to Technical Analysis Radio on Apple iTunes, Android, By Email, Google Play or Stitcher Join All Star Charts risk Free Follow @allstarcharts On Twitter Follow @allstarcharts On Instagram Have any comments or questions? Give us a call: (323) 421-7991

JC Parets · An Interview With Trader Kimmy Sokoloff : Conversations with JC Parets Today we sit down and chat with Professional Trader Kimmy Sokoloff. I’m lucky to have known Kimmy for well over a decade, and we hit it off from the start. Kimmy went through the CMT program in the 90s. And funny enough, volunteered later on with the CMT Association to grade Level 3 exams, which are mostly essays. We joke that she most likely graded mine in 2007-2008. While I like to look out weeks and months for my timeframes, Kimmy focuses specifically on the hours and days. A 2 week trade for her is “Long-term”. We’re both trained in similar ways, as CMT Charter holders. But our experiences are different. Kimmy spent most of her career in Institutional Sales and Trading. She spent decades on the phones all day with huge funds. So when Kimmy has something to say, we want to listen. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Click here return to the episode page If you enjoyed this, here's where else you can hang out with us: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Listen to Technical Analysis Radio on Apple iTunes, Android, By Email, Google Play or Stitcher Join All Star Charts risk Free Follow @allstarcharts On Twitter Follow @allstarcharts On Instagram Have any comments or questions? Give us a call: (323) 421-7991

JC Parets · A Conversation with Financial Advisor Stephen Weitzel, Reveille Wealth Management On today’s episode I sit down with Financial Advisor Stephen Weitzel. Stephen and I have known each other for many years. We’re both big fans of Technical Analysis, good food and college football. So this was a lot of fun! Stephen walks us through his journey of first becoming a Financial Advisor, how helpful Technical Analysis has been for his practice and the journey towards $1 Billion in assets. I’ve had a front row seat to Stephen’s growth, both as a business owner and as a Technician. It’s been really cool to see and I’m going to keep rooting for him and his team. I always like to get different perspectives on the podcast, and I think this conversation is a great compliment to a lot of the other episodes we’ve done over the years. Make sure to follow Stephen Weitzel on Twitter @stephenweitzel and check out Stephen’s firm Reveille Wealth Management. Enjoy! Click here return to the episode page If you enjoyed this, here’s where else you can hang out with us: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Listen to Technical Analysis Radio on Apple iTunes, Android, By Email, Google Play or Stitcher Join All Star Charts risk Free Follow @allstarcharts On Twitter Follow @allstarcharts On Instagram Have any comments or questions? Give us a call: (323) 421-7991

JC Parets · One-On-One with Josh Brown, The Reformed Broker & CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management Big day today! I got Josh Brown to come on the podcast and talk about all things Technical Analysis and Financial Markets. Josh is probably friends with more Technicians across the country than almost anyone else. He respects what we do, and even works in some trend following systems at his own firm. We discuss all of it! In this episode we talk about Sector Weightings in Markets, how RIAs can bring Crypto to the portfolios of their clients and why Gold peaked 40 years ago when adjusted for inflation. We don’t always agree on things, but that’s what makes this fun. Josh and I battle it out in this one. Give it a listen and let me know what you think! Also make sure to Subscribe to Josh’s Youtube Channel: The Compound RWM Enjoy! Click here return to the episode page Also See: The Dopest Charts On Earth (Oct 2021) Did The Market Peak In February (Aug 2021) Have any comments or questions? Give us a call: (323) 421-7991 If you enjoyed this, here’s where else you can hang out with us: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Listen to Technical Analysis Radio on Apple iTunes, Android, By Email, Google Play or Stitcher Join All Star Charts risk Free Follow @allstarcharts On Twitter Follow @allstarcharts On Instagram

JC Parets · FICC Analysis For 2022 w/ Paul Ciana It’s always fun having Paul Ciana on the podcast. You guys familiar with the show have already heard some our conversations over the years. They’re always insightful and he always gets me thinking. While here at Allstarcharts.com we approach the world through the lens of an equities investor, and use other asset classes as a supplement, Paul does the exact opposite. His days both begin and end with the study of Fixed Income markets, Commodities and Currencies. Paul is the Chief Global FICC Technical Strategist at Bank of America. In this episode we dive right into it starting with the US Dollar, Gold, Crude Oil and the most important currency crosses for Stock Market investors to focus on. We covered a lot in a very short period. Interested in where rates are going? We cover it. Lumber? Yup! Agriculture? Definitely. Precious metals? How could we not? You won’t want to miss this one! Click here return to the episode page Also See: JC & Paul Ciana Podcast May 2021 JC & Paul Ciana Podcast May 2019 Have any comments or questions? Give us a call: (323) 421-7991 If you enjoyed this, here’s where else you can hang out with us: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Join All Star Charts risk Free Follow @allstarcharts On Twitter Follow @allstarcharts On Instagram

JC Parets · Charts, Baseball & Being Nice w/ John Roque In this podcast episode I sit down with one of my favorite technicians of all-time – John Roque. This is one of those people who influenced my thinking very early on. The combination of his simplicity along with sports analogies to describe market behavior made me a huge fan of his right away. This was about 15 years ago. Since then, you’ll here me throw out John Roqueisms all the time. I learned a lot from his way of thinking. In this conversation we talk about the stock market, Gold, Bitcoin and Tech stocks. John also shares some fun stories about those who inspired him throughout his career and some of the things he’s learned more recently. This was a lot of fun and a real treat for me. Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Pardon The Price Action w/ JC Parets & Steve Strazza | Fails Or Retests On this episode of Pardon The Price Action, we talk about whether these are all retests or failed breakouts. That’s the big question. With Oil testing 76, Financials and Industrials retesting former highs, small-caps and even Bitcoin near critical levels, we want to know if this is just a pause, or the beginning of the end. All this and so much more on the latest episode Pardon the Price Action! Check out the YouTube Video to access all of the charts we discussed Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · The Seasonality Episode w/ Jeff Hirsch, Author of the Stock Trader’s Almanac As we make our way through the earlier stages of the most bullish time of the year, who better to talk to than Jeff Hirsch, Author of the annual Stock Trader’s Almanac. When it comes to Technical Analysis, what we’re doing is analyzing the behavior of the market, and therefore market participants. Seasonality falls under that umbrella and Jeff Hirsch is the ultimate authority on the subject. He’s had a front row seat his entire life to how markets trend during different times of the year. In this episode, we talk about “The Best 6 months”, the 4-year Presidential Cycle, Commodities Seasonality, and we even get to learn a little more about his father Yale Hirsch, the originator of the Almanac back in the 1960s. Jeff Hirsch and I have known each other for many years and have hung out in Vegas, New York, San Francisco and hopefully many more fun cities to come in the future. So this was a blast! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Make sure to follow Jeff on Twitter @AlmanacTrader Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · The Evolution Of Becoming A Technician w/ Brian G @alphacharts On this episode of the podcast, Steve Strazza and I sit down with Brian G, who many of you will recognize as @AlphaCharts on Twitter. I’ve been following Brian for many years and love a lot of the work he puts out. It was really fun hearing his story about how he became a technician. It isn’t something that happens overnight, that’s for sure. It’s a process. First we get into the evolution of become a Technical Analyst, and then we dive into what we’re doing about it in the current environment. Hope you enjoy! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Momentum, Breadth & Seasonality w/ Ed Clissold, Chief U.S. Strategist at Ned David Research On this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Ed Clissold, Chief U.S. Strategist at Ned Davis Research. I’ve been a big fan of Ed’s work for a long time, not to mention Ned Davis is one of my personal heroes. The work they do over there has been inspiring to me throughout my entire career. So as you can imagine, it was so fun and such a pleasure to chat with Ed. We talk about Market Breadth, Sector Trends, Momentum and Seasonality. If you have any exposure whatsoever in the market, or even thinking about putting on exposure, then this is the episode for you! Enjoy! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Why Does Fibonacci Work? You guys know that I use Fibonacci levels to help us identify targets and manage risk. And you’ve all seen it work, with your own eyes, for many years. I have too, of course, as one of the gang here calculating these levels every day. But I’ve never quite understood WHY it works. How come these numbers keep showing up all over Nature. Why do the prices of stocks and other assets keep respecting these levels? When I get asked, I don’t have an answer. But if there’s anyone I’m going to ask, it’s gonna be Bart. So that’s what I did. And figured why not share this with all of you? This was a lot of fun! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Talking About Humans w/ David Keller On this week’s episode of the podcast, I sit down with David Keller to talk about all things behavioral finance. David is one of my favorite guys to talk to about the subject, so I reached out to him and said, “Dave, come on the pod and let’s talk about humans”. He happily agreed and so we hit the ground running talking about Anchoring Bias, Loss Aversion, Risk Management, Supply and Demand Dynamics and Market Sentiment. This wasn’t just an academic endeavor. We also discussed current markets, price trends, momentum, breadth and Dave’s favorite trade for the rest of 2021. I think you’re really going to enjoy this one. I certainly did! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Two Technicians Talking Charts w/ Ian McMillan In this podcast episode I sit down with Ian McMillan to talk charts and answer the question: Why Technical Analysis? Ian makes some good points about Financial Advisors who “buy and hold”, that you can often find at the golf course. He’s always striving to be the opposite of that. When it comes to the market, we dive right in to talk market internals, major trends, Gold, Energy and Bitcoin. Ian and I have known each other for years so it’s always fun to catch up and see what’s on his mind. Enjoy! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Fixed Income, Commodities & Currencies | My Conversation w/ Paul Ciana, CMT Bank of America Merrill This is a fun one. I got to sit down with Paul Ciana to talk about all things Fixed Income, Commodities and Currencies. Paul is now the Chief Global FICC Technical Strategist and Director of Research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. But in the early days, him and I used to study for our CMTs together back in 2006. What’s nice about this is that in his current position, and for 10 years at Bloomberg prior to his 5 years at BofA, he’s had the opportunity to speak to many of the largest portfolio managers in the world. I want to know what he’s learned from all those conversations! Paul always gives great perspective and as you know, the macro view carries a big weighting throughout our process. So this episode really hit home. I took advantage and just hit him with all my favorite questions and topics in the FICC world. And he just chuckled and happily answered most of them. This was great! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · DeFi & Technical Analysis | My Conversation w/ Jim Bianco, CMT The DeFi Revolution is upon us, at least according to Jim Bianco. For many years, I’ve looked up to Jim and the work he’s been doing at Bianco Research and, in fact, he’s the one who first inspired me to rip through hundreds of charts during my live presentations in order to get my points across. It took me about a decade to realize it, but it was him who I got that from. Fast forward to 2021, and the Macro Technician who I’ve always admired has turned into one of the leading voices of what’s taking place in DeFi, or “Decentralized Finance”. Who better to talk to about what’s going on than Jim himself? Ethereum, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Yield Farming, Metamask Wallets, Coinbase….the whole thing. We dive right into it and talk about how investors of all kinds can take advantage of this revolution into a decentralized world. Traders, Investors, Financial Advisors and even their clients….what does everyone do about this? We do our best to answer those questions in this podcast episode. I personally really really enjoyed this chat. I hope you do too! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · One on One with Meb Faber – All Things ETFs, Momentum & Value This week on the podcast I sit down with Meb Faber, Co-Founder, CEO and CIO of Cambia Investments. In addition to his “Day job”, as he puts it, Meb has authored 5 investment books, a countless amount of white papers, and is also a very popular follow on Twtter @MebFaber. This was really fun for me because Meb is an expert at a lot of things that I am just not, like what happens behind the scenes at ETFs, angel investing and academic studies. He brings up some great points about providing strategies that work, but that people also want/need. He has some strong opinions about share buy backs instead of distributing dividends, learning through acting and participating, and how lucky him and I are that we took the CMT decades ago when it was a lot easier than it is today! This was a lot of fun. Meb is a chill dude, but don’t let him fool you, he’s one of the smartest guys in the room! Enjoy! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · A Canadian Perspective w/ CIBC Portfolio Manager David Cox In a market environment where Financials and Natural Resources have become leadership groups, how do we not have a conversation about Canada? Taking that one step further, we need to talk about how any investor, whether living in Canada or not, can take advantage of a potential structural swing in the trend for Canadian Equities. David Cox is someone who I’ve discussed markets with for many years. We usually hook up every Spring in New York City at the annual CMT Symposium. It’s only fair that I let the rest of the world eavesdrop on our chats. He’s a bright guy with good perspective on all things stocks, interest rates, forex markets and even Bitcoin. David is a Portfolio Managers at CIBC and is a true trend follower. He tells it like it is. I really enjoy that about him. I was looking forward to having this conversation, and he exceeded all expectations. David really brings it in this episode!! I hope you enjoy. And make sure to give him a follow on Twitter @DavidCoxWG Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · The Money Game: NO! Not Everything Happens For A Reason (EP.18) In the latest episode of The Money Game, Phil and I talk about the old cliché, ‘Everything happens for a reason’. It’s funny because it doesn’t. Not everything happens for a reason. What’s the reason? It’s hard for humans to accept the element of randomness. Sure, good things can happen after a tough breakup or losing your job. Like you can meet your future wife or start a successful business, all after what seemed like a negative event in your life. But connecting the 2 dots is silly. Now, it’s perfectly natural for us as humans to want to do that, but it doesn’t make it right. We inherently want to learn, and how I see, the best ways to learn are from experiences. Some of the most important lessons I’ve learned came the hard way, for sure. And I can think back to those moments and I’m now thankful for them. But they certainly didn’t happen specifically so I could use that information to my advantage today. They were just events that happened, that fortunately I learned from. I think to believe that everything does happen for a reason makes you incredibly self-centered. You are a tiny spec of nothing in this massive spinning universe. To think that events all around you are happening for your benefit, or for some made up destiny of yours, seems irresponsible. Good things happen all the time in bad scenarios. Bad things can also come as a consequence of positive events. For example, the global pandemic was horrible. Many people died, businesses were shut down and so many people have suffered, particularly mentally. BUT, in many cases, families have gotten closer together, a lot of people have gotten in better shape, with more time on their hands to exercise. Many of my friends are thriving in this environment. That’s life. Things happen. It doesn’t have to be for a reason. So what’s the prescription? Phil says to just live your life. Be a good person. Enjoy yourself. We’re here. So let’s make the best of it! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · The Bitcoin Episode w/ Greg King, Founder & CEO of OSPREY Funds Bitcoin is a market that we are very fond of here at Allstarcharts. You’ve heard me say it plenty: it’s a beautiful case study for Technical Analysis. It’s not a company. There are no fundamentals. And you guys have watched us analyze the behavior of Bitcoin and other Crypto Currencies since early 2016. It’s been pretty amazing to watch and participate in a new market like this. They were telling us we were late to the party back then. They’re still saying the same thing now. My bet is crypto is here to stay. So who better to have a conversation with than Greg King, Founder & CEO of OSPREY Funds, the newest vehicle to give investors access to this market. This is probably one of the most fun conversations I’ve had in a long time. For me, it’s a price behavior thing, as you’re all well aware. I’m not the expert in the technology and the regulatory mechanics behind these things. That’s why I like keeping smart folks like Greg King around! I’m also a founding investor in OSPREY Funds, so I’m fully on board with their vision. After this conversation, as you’ll see, I’m much more bullish crypto than I was before. This was so awesome. Enjoy! Click here to go to the episode page

JC Parets · Let's Talk About Bonds, Baby! w/ Larry McDonald Whenever I want to talk about bonds, I always know just who to call. Larry McDonald is a former bond trader at Lehman Brothers and author of the book, Colossal Failure of Common Sense. I highly encourage you to give it a read, especially if you’re looking for some perspective on what really happened back in 2007-2008. It’s no coincidence that I reached out to him to come on the podcast. Larry and I had a very timely conversation in February of last year. So with the bond market recently losing 5-6 Trillion dollars in such a short period of time, who better to talk to than by favorite bond trader. This was fun. We talked about the current move in rates and how that’s impacting stocks and bond markets around the world. If you’re looking for color on Credit Spreads and Yield curves, this is the episode for you. What’s better than a good conversation about bonds?  Click here to go to the episode page.