Amber Hestla-Barnhart

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Technically Speaking, January 2016 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month’s magazine is focused on actionable ideas for traders. After reading this issue of Technically Speaking, you will have specific ideas for designing a lon-g or short-term trading strategy or advancing your career potential as an investment...
Technically Speaking, September 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month’s issue of the magazine is the sixth month in a row we are featuring content from the Annual Symposium. That meeting lasts just a few days but it truly does provide months worth of ideas for attendees. Planning is underway for the 2016...
Technically Speaking, August 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Just four months after the winner of the 2015 Charles H. Dow Award was recognized it’s time to plan for the 2016 Award. This month we are announcing the deadlines for the Award. Although there are several months before papers are due, planning and...
Technically Speaking, July 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR At the Annual Symposium in March, Jason DeSena Trennert explained why he was bullish. He summed it up as “TINA” or “there is no alternative.” Months later, his presentation is just as timely. Large investors running pension funds or...
Technically Speaking, June 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Technical analysis has always been focused on the application of knowledge. In the early editions of Edwards and Magee’s Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, they focused on how to trade chart patterns. But these pioneers of the field also included a...
Technically Speaking, May 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Ethics is the lead story in this month’s magazine. The MTA is adopting a large body of knowledge related to all areas of finance through a licensing agreement with the CFA Institute. All finance professionals, whether they analyze fundamental,...
Technically Speaking, April 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Once a year, the MTA Symposium assembles a lineup of great speakers yet some of the best technicians attending are in the audience. Symposiums have long been one of the most valuable of MTA membership and now technology makes it possible to extend that...
Technically Speaking, April 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Once a year, the MTA Symposium assembles a lineup of great speakers yet some of the best technicians attending are in the audience. Symposiums have long been one of the most valuable of MTA membership and now technology makes it possible to extend that...
Technically Speaking, March 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The MTA recently announced this year’s award winners: Walter Deemer – Annual Award Frederic Dickson – Memorial Award Brad Herndon – Service Award Stanley Dash – Recognition Award Amber Hestla-Barnhart – Charles H. Dow...
Technically Speaking, March 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The MTA recently announced this year’s award winners: Walter Deemer – Annual Award Frederic Dickson – Memorial Award Brad Herndon – Service Award Stanley Dash – Recognition Award Amber Hestla-Barnhart – Charles H. Dow...
Technically Speaking, March 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The MTA recently announced this year’s award winners: Walter Deemer – Annual Award Frederic Dickson – Memorial Award Brad Herndon – Service Award Stanley Dash – Recognition Award Amber Hestla-Barnhart – Charles H. Dow...
Technically Speaking, February 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This year marks the 42nd anniversary of the MTA. We tend to ignore anniversary years unless they end in 0 or 5 but each year is important to the organization. Each of the past 42 years has presented the MTA with opportunities for growth along with...
Technically Speaking, February 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This year marks the 42nd anniversary of the MTA. We tend to ignore anniversary years unless they end in 0 or 5 but each year is important to the organization. Each of the past 42 years has presented the MTA with opportunities for growth along with...
Technically Speaking, January 2015 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Many publications are dedicating January issues to a look at the year that was or a forecast for the year that is to be. We decided to ignore time and in this issue of Technically Speaking we review timeless techniques. Gaps, for example, have been a...
Technically Speaking, December 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In this month’s issue, we are confident we have something for everyone. Charlie Kirkpatrick, CMT, the only person to have written two Dow Award winning papers, explains an indicator he calls “the forward line.” In the first two articles of...
Technically Speaking, November 2014 - Letter From The Editor Many readers already know that Fred Dickson, CMT, passed away at the end of October. In this issue, we look at an example of his work. It is an amazing example of clarity and focus and provides an example of how to turn ideas into...
Technically Speaking, October 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We have a variety of articles for you to consider this month. We start with a look back. Many of us forget that trading software is relatively new and in the first article, one of the pioneers in the development of trading software, Louis...
Technically Speaking, September 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month we are including a number of charts. As technicians, it is a relatively simple matter to generate charts. The challenge is to create meaningful charts. We think the authors of the charts in this month’s newsletter accomplished that. Each of...
Technically Speaking, August 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Technically Speaking includes an interview with a practicing technical analyst almost every month. This month, we feature Amber Hestla-Barnhart’s exchange with Cynthia A. Kase, CMT, MFTA. Cynthia’s interview is striking for several reasons. A...
Technically Speaking, July 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In 1994, the MTA recognized Don Worden’s achievements with the MTA Annual Award. This award recognizes lifelong outstanding contribution to the development and widespread acceptance of technical analysis by institutional practitioners and individual...
Technically Speaking, June 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR You probably noticed we changed the format of Technically Speaking. The new one-column format is in response to feedback from readers. This format should make it easier to read and print the newsletter. Hopefully you have not noticed any change in the...
Technically Speaking, May 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We are once again providing short summaries of several moments from the MTA Symposium and we will have more next month. As usual, there was too much information from the two-day event to summarize quickly. In this month’s summary, we present...
Technically Speaking, April 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month and next, we will feature information covered at the MTA Annual Symposium. This year’s event was the best to date. The quality of the speakers, attendees and collaborative partners was exceptional. Planning is now underway for the 2015...
Technically Speaking, March 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The MTA’s Annual Symposium will be held next month in New York City and this month we are previewing the work of two of the speakers. Ned Davis has been completing some of the most original and useful research in the field for decades and we can see...
Technically Speaking, February 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This year’s Annual Symposium will focus on the fusion of technical analysis with fundamental valuation, behavioral finance, macroeconomics and quantitative methods. The work of three of the scheduled speakers is included in this month’s...
Technically Speaking, January 2014 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month’s newsletter begins with an article that covers the past and the present. Ralph Acampora, CMT, was present at the beginning of the MTA and has been a part of every major development in the organization during the past 40 years. He looks...
Technically Speaking, December 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In this month’s newsletter, we are presenting a diverse group of articles to show the breadth of the work being done within the field of technical analysis. While each article offers a different viewpoint, all of the authors use a number of charts....
Technically Speaking, October 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Like every other field of study, technical analysis has a history that is important to study. The history of technical analysis includes research related to charts and indicators. This history also includes the stories of the people who advanced the...
Technically Speaking, September 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Traders around the world are reacting to what they think the Federal Reserve might do in the coming months. Fed officials have repeatedly tried to calm the markets by explaining they have no firm plans for managing the end of their latest Quantitative...
Technically Speaking, September 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Traders around the world are reacting to what they think the Federal Reserve might do in the coming months. Fed officials have repeatedly tried to calm the markets by explaining they have no firm plans for managing the end of their latest Quantitative...
Technically Speaking, August 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We are starting this month’s newsletter with an article that challenges the traditional models used to explain market prices. Dr. Ben Hunt argues that just as the heliocentric model of the solar system replaced a geocentric model over time, long-held...
Technically Speaking, July 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month’s issue of Technically Speaking offers some of the theory underlying technical analysis and several examples of how this theory is applied. The applications are specific and although diverse, charts are central to each. Although...
Technically Speaking, July 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month’s issue of Technically Speaking offers some of the theory underlying technical analysis and several examples of how this theory is applied. The applications are specific and although diverse, charts are central to each. Although...
Technically Speaking, June 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We focus on the practical in this month’s newsletter. From trading psychology to trading tools and trading strategies, we have tried to provide you with new ideas that you can apply in the slow summer market. Of course, the slow summer market is...
Technically Speaking, May 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR As always, the MTA Annual Symposium was a success in every sense of the word. The presenters are chosen for their ability to deliver valuable and actionable ideas. Networking opportunities provide a chance to meet with old colleagues and make new...
Technically Speaking, May 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR As always, the MTA Annual Symposium was a success in every sense of the word. The presenters are chosen for their ability to deliver valuable and actionable ideas. Networking opportunities provide a chance to meet with old colleagues and make new...
Technically Speaking, April 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We open this month’s newsletter with a preview of the Annual Symposium. Larry Williams updates the idea of cycles in this article and presented insights into his latest work when he spoke in New York. Also at the Symposium, Larry’s son, Dr. Jason...
Technically Speaking, February 2013 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In February, the MTA is recognizing Women in Finance and will be featuring webcasts by experts in technical analysis who also happen to be women. We have tried to recognize the contributions some women have made to technical analysis in this issue of...
Technically Speaking, December 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month, we are highlighting several examples of work that may be at the leading edge of technical analysis research. Robert Prechter, Jr., CMT, popularized Elliott Wave and is probably the individual most responsible for its worldwide popularity. He...
Technically Speaking, November 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This edition of Technically Speaking consists almost entirely of ideas discussed in Seattle at the recent MTA Regional Seminar. I did not attend the Seminar hoping to find these ideas but all MTA events result in a large number of ideas for me. The...
Technically Speaking, October 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Once again, we have tried to present a broad array of work in technical analysis to you in this month’s issue. Eric Leake uses economic news and interest rates to discuss the outlook for high yield bonds. Scott Hathaway applies geometric techniques...
Technically Speaking, September 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Scott Hathaway leads off this month’s issue with another example of how he uses geometry to identify market patterns. Scott has contributed to several issues of Technically Speaking and readers seem to be interested in his work. As always, Scott...
Technically Speaking, August 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We take an extended look at the trading philosophy of Ian Woodward in this month’s issue. Ian has created a complete investment methodology based on the work of William O’Neil, Richard Arms and John Bollinger and the articles we feature offer an...
Technically Speaking, July 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In this month’s issue, we provide summaries of several additional presentations that were made at the Market Technicians Association Annual Symposium in April. We included several summaries in last month’s issue. Speakers included some of the best...
Technically Speaking, June 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The Market Technicians Association has always been at the forefront of technical analysis and in this issue we demonstrate some of the ways the organization is doing that. We provide summaries of a few of the presentations made at the Annual Symposium in...
Technically Speaking, May 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR As an organization, the MTA has a strong sense of history. One of the ways the MTA chronicles the history of technical analysis and the organization is through its Annual Awards program. Individuals from the past who have made contributions to the field...
Technically Speaking, April 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This issue starts with an update on the CMT Program. The recent addition of Bob Johnson to the Program is a step toward making a great program even better. The rest of the issue is a collection of insights from practitioners in the field. Classic...
Technically Speaking, April 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This issue starts with an update on the CMT Program. The recent addition of Bob Johnson to the Program is a step toward making a great program even better. The rest of the issue is a collection of insights from practitioners in the field. Classic...
Technically Speaking, March 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This issue starts with a small preview of the upcoming Annual Symposium. Michael Covel will be the keynote speaker and we are presenting a small sampling of his philosophy. Covel is an expert on trend following and is able to explain the strategy...
Technically Speaking, February 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month we are providing a detailed overview of several interesting techniques. Scott Hathaway introduces pentagonal analysis with detailed examples and a complete explanation of how you could apply the ideas to any chart. Manuel Amunategui, CMT,...
Technically Speaking, January 2012 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We are starting the New Year for the newsletter by offering you a variety of topics. Hopefully we are reflecting the wide variety of work members of the MTA are doing in the real world. Celebrating the New Year involves a number of traditions and...
Technically Speaking, December 2011 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month, we have tried to collect examples of thought provoking analysis techniques. Several members have contributed their unique perspectives and our hope is that others can benefit from the ideas they share. This issue is focused on the practical...
Technically Speaking, November 2011 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Our Ethics Corner feature has generated some feedback, and this month we are revisiting the first case study we presented. As expected, there is room for differences of opinion on ethics questions. In part, the growth of international membership in the...
Technically Speaking, October 2011 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The MTA Educational Foundation (MTAEF) will be cosponsoring an event marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dow. On November 3, there will be a celebration at the Museum of American Finance. You can learn more at...
Technically Speaking, October 2011 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The MTA Educational Foundation (MTAEF) will be cosponsoring an event marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dow. On November 3, there will be a celebration at the Museum of American Finance. You can learn more at...
Technically Speaking, September 2011 - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In this month’s newsletter, we discuss ethics in two of our articles. There isn’t any reason except professionalism for this. Members of the MTA strictly follow the Code of Ethics, and concerns are rarely brought before the Ethics Committee. Even...
Technically Speaking, August 2011 - Letter from the Editor Last month, we carried the news that Julie Dahlquist, PhD, CMT, had been named as the new editor for the Journal of Technical Analysis, which is the scholarly publication of our organization. Many of us look forward to the next issue, as we always have,...
Technically Speaking, August 2011 - Letter from the Editor Last month, we carried the news that Julie Dahlquist, PhD, CMT, had been named as the new editor for the Journal of Technical Analysis, which is the scholarly publication of our organization. Many of us look forward to the next issue, as we always have,...
Technically Speaking, August 2011 - Letter from the Editor Last month, we carried the news that Julie Dahlquist, PhD, CMT, had been named as the new editor for the Journal of Technical Analysis, which is the scholarly publication of our organization. Many of us look forward to the next issue, as we always have,...
Technically Speaking, August 2011 - Letter from the Editor Last month, we carried the news that Julie Dahlquist, PhD, CMT, had been named as the new editor for the Journal of Technical Analysis, which is the scholarly publication of our organization. Many of us look forward to the next issue, as we always have,...
Technically Speaking, July 2011 - Letter from the Editor This issue contains a few more summaries of MTA Symposium speaker presentations. There were two other presentations that no one should miss, but are in some ways too important to offer in summary form. The Technician’s Technician Panel brought...
Technically Speaking, June 2011 - Letter from the Editor Every May, the MTA holds its Annual Symposium and technicians converge in New York to see old friends, meet new ones, and learn about the markets. This year was the largest gathering in history, with 350 members and affiliates from around the world...
Technically Speaking, May 2011 - Letter from the Editor This issue covers several basics of technical analysis. It’s often helpful to step back from the complexity we create in our field and review the time tested ideas that technical analysis has been built on. George Schade, CMT, offers a historical...
Technically Speaking, April 2011 - Letter from the Editor We’re featuring a couple longer articles this month, which we think fit well in our newsletter. George Rahal takes a detailed look at quantifying potential rewards relative to risk, an important trading consideration. His contribution is well written...
Technically Speaking, March 2011 - Letter from the Editor This month, we are simply highlighting the success of technical analysis. The MTA remains at the forefront of the field and its general acceptance throughout the investment community. In this issue, the success of another regional seminar is detailed....
Technically Speaking, February 2011 - Letter from the Editor Technical analysis has a rich, and little studied, history. MTA members are doubtlessly aware of this and understand that their membership helps them unlock a great deal of the available history. Thousands of books fill the shelves of the MTA library,...
Technically Speaking, January 2011 - Letter from the Editor As we start a new year, many people take the time to reflect on where they are, and where they have been. Considering the state of our discipline at this time, we can note that technical analysis is widely accepted and well covered in the investment...
Technically Speaking, January 2011 - Letter from the Editor As we start a new year, many people take the time to reflect on where they are, and where they have been. Considering the state of our discipline at this time, we can note that technical analysis is widely accepted and well covered in the investment...
Technically Speaking, January 2011 - Letter from the Editor As we start a new year, many people take the time to reflect on where they are, and where they have been. Considering the state of our discipline at this time, we can note that technical analysis is widely accepted and well covered in the investment...
Technically Speaking, September 2010 - Letter from the Editor This is the second issue where we provide a brief summary of a presentation available for viewing in the MTA video archives. Watching the speakers from years ago may seem like a nostalgic divergence from the current markets. Nothing could be further from...

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