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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

JC Parets · Understanding Your Inner Market w/ Dr. Andrew Menaker The need to be right vs wanting to make money. Every trader has to solve this problem and it's not easy. On this week's podcast I sit down with Dr. Andrew Menaker to talk about what he refers to as "Your Inner Market". You guys already know how much I love a good chat about investor psychology, so this was really fun for me. I hope you enjoy! Click here return to the episode page

JC Parets · Weekly Town Hall Meeting w/ JC Parets & Willie Delwiche This is the weekly Town Hall Meeting w/ Willie & JC for members of Allstarcharts Plus. This week we were offsite and got together in person for our video. Hope you enjoy! We'll be back on our regularly scheduled program next week. If you'd like to become a Member of Allstarcharts Plus, you can find those details @ allstarcharts.com/plus In this week's meeting, Willie & JC discuss market...

JC Parets · Sector Rotation w/ Jonathan Krinsky, Chief Market Technician at Bay Crest Partners This week on the podcast, Jonathan Krinsky joins me for a chat about Sector Rotation. While the Mega-cap names like Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft grinded sideways, or even down, since August, the Small-caps, Mid-caps and Micro-cap names have been the leaders. What happens if the Mega-caps break out of these bases to new all-time highs? Does the sector rotation continue? Or do...

JC Parets · Technical Analysis Radio Interviews: Veteran Technical Analyst, Jeff Weiss, CMT This week on the podcast, I'm thrilled to have Jeff Weiss, CMT join me for a really fun chat. If you know Jeff, you already know that he's quite the character. The stories he has from his early days in the 1960s and 70s are awesome. Have you ever heard of a squawk box? How about quote machines that you had to stand in line to use, and would still only get one stock quote at a time? In...