This fireside chat will lead off the 2023 Symposium with a broad perspective on the industry’s use of technical analysis. One of Institutional Investors most highly decorated Research Analysts and first President of The Market Technicians Association, Robert J. Farrell will share insights from his 50 year career on how Wall St. utilizes technical analysis to understand market behavior, fund flows, positioning, price action and the character and direction of public markets. Joined by Frank Teixeira, who got his start into finance on Bob’s famed Merrill Lynch research team, these colleagues will explore what it takes to be an effective contrarian investor, how to communicate technical concepts to a broad audience, and how the discipline has evolved.