Join us on Fill the Gap for a deep dive into the world of global fixed income portfolio management with Brian Decker, CMT, a distinguished market strategist from Wellington Management in Boston. A seasoned market expert with a background in rates trading, thematic investing, and market analysis, Brian brings a wealth of experience in navigating the complexities of cross-asset dynamics with a specific emphasis on global bond portfolios.

In this episode, he unveils his analytical process, which integrates advanced and highly differentiated methodologies such as Market Profile, DeMark studies, and the Elliott Wave Principle across multiple timeframes. These frameworks not only enhance his understanding of whether markets are trending or correcting but also inform his alternative view on where markets may diverge from his thesis. The mosaic of tools enable him to uncover opportunities with a breadth of concurrent evidence and quantify shorter-term volatility against longer objective risk/reward objectives.

From macroeconomic insights to tactical money management decisions around timing and position sizing, Brian's approach offers listeners a unique perspective on optimizing portfolio performance across diverse regions of the globe. Whether you're a seasoned investor seeking to refine your strategy or someone new to fixed income markets, Brian's expertise promises to provide invaluable insights that can elevate your investment decisions. Tune in to Fill the Gap Episode #41 and gain a deeper understanding of strategic global bond portfolio management with one of the industry's leading practitioners.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

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CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

In the podcast interview for CMT Association's Fill The Gap, Janine Guenther, CMT, CFA, a seasoned financial professional based in Vancouver, shared her extensive expertise at the intersection of technical analysis and fundamental research. With a background that includes roles at prominent financial institutions and a deep commitment to the CMT and CFA designations, Guenther provided a nuanced perspective on navigating today's complex market dynamics.

Throughout the hour-long discussion, Guenther emphasized her holistic approach to investment analysis, integrating technical indicators with rigorous fundamental research. Drawing on her experience from roles at BMO Capital Markets and CIBC World Markets, she highlighted actionable strategies for identifying market trends and opportunities. Guenther also addressed the role of behavioral finance in shaping market movements, illustrating how understanding investor psychology can enhance trading strategies.

Listeners gained insights into her methodology for evaluating stocks and sectors, leveraging both quantitative and qualitative factors to drive investment decisions. Guenther's commitment to risk management and portfolio protection resonated throughout the interview, underscoring the importance of disciplined approaches in volatile markets.

Her expertise and dedication to advancing financial analysis, evident through her contributions to the CMT Association and CFA Institute, provided a rich backdrop to the podcast, offering professionals and enthusiasts alike valuable perspectives on effective investment strategies in today's ever-evolving financial landscape.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

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CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

Mark Newton, CMT, a distinguished market analyst and strategist at Fundstrat Global Advisors, brought his wealth of experience and analytical prowess to the forefront in a compelling podcast interview on the CMT Association's Fill The Gap series. With a career spanning significant roles at firms like Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Greywolf Execution Partners, Mark has honed his expertise in technical analysis and market strategy over decades.

During the podcast, Mark delved into a comprehensive analysis of current market trends, leveraging his deep understanding of economic data and its impact on investor sentiment. He emphasized the critical importance of employing a diverse range of technical tools to effectively navigate volatile market conditions, drawing on specific strategies that have proven effective in recent market cycles.

Mark's insights extended beyond technical analysis, as he addressed audience questions regarding sector rotation dynamics and emerging market opportunities. His nuanced understanding of market dynamics and strategic thinking provided invaluable perspectives for both seasoned professionals and novice investors tuning in.

Mark Newton's contributions to the field of technical analysis, coupled with his practical insights gleaned from his extensive career, made the podcast interview a definitive resource for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of current market dynamics and refine their investment strategies.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

Give us a shout:
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@CMTAssociation or
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CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

This episode of Fill the Gap features a live Fireside Chat with special guests Frank Teixeira, CMT, CFA & David Lundgren, CMT, CFA moderated by Tyler Wood, CMT. Recorded at the CMT 2024 Summit in Dubai, UAE on February 29, 2024 inside the Museum of the Future.

In this special live release of Fill the Gap, Frank Teixeira, CMT, CFA, and David Lundgren, CMT CFA will share insights from decades of institutional portfolio management experience on how Wall St. utilizes technical analysis to understand market behavior, fund flows, positioning, price action, and the character and direction of public markets.

This fireside chat on Trend-Following Perspectives brought the 2024 CMT Summit to a conclusion with a deep dive and unique perspective on the use of technical analysis in institutional portfolio management. Moderated by Tyler Wood, CMT, these former colleagues 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. Stylistically different, both gentlemen continue to thrive through multiple market cycles. Whether as a systematic or more discretionary portfolio manager, trend-following is at the core of their investment approach.

We hope you enjoy episode #38 of Fill the Gap and garner evergreen lessons of this “simple but not easy” style of investing.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

Give us a shout:
@dlundgren3333 or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lundgren-cmt-cfa-63b73b/
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@CMTAssociation or
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmtassociation

CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

This episode of Fill the Gap features a live Fireside Chat with special guests Robert J. Farrell and Walter Deemer moderated by Frank Teixeira, CMT, CFA. Recorded at the CMT 2024 Midwinter Retreat in Tampa, FL on February 1, 2024.

This live episode of Fill the Gap breaks from our normal format with a rare glimpse at a conversation between two Wall St. Legends. Their conversation delivers a broad perspective on the industry’s use of technical analysis throughout the illustrious 50 year careers as colleagues, clients, and friends.

One of Institutional Investors most highly decorated research analysts and first President of The Market Technicians Association (now CMT Association), Robert J. Farrell will share insights on how he implemented the toolkit of technical analysis to understand market behavior, fund flows, positioning, price action and the character and direction of public markets.

Joined by Walter Deemer, who got his start into finance on Bob’s famed Merrill Lynch research team before moving to the buyside at George Tsai’s Manhattan Fund during the “go-go years” of the late 1960s. Walt then led technical research at Putnam in Boston during the Nifty Fifty era in the early 1970s alongside other technical giants Bill Doane at Fidelity Investments and Bill Diianni at Wellington Management. These colleagues 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.

Enjoy Episode #37 of Fill the Gap with special guest host Frank Teixeira, CMT, CFA!

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

Give us a shout:
@dlundgren3333 or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lundgren-cmt-cfa-63b73b/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-wood-cmt-b8b0902/
@CMTAssociation or
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmtassociation

CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

Kick off the new year with a big picture look at the global macro backdrop for investors. In Episode 36 we are fortunate to glean insights from Gina Martin Adams, CMT, CFA who shared with us how distortions in the economy driven by the global pandemic are still playing out with bizarre consequences.

Gina Martin Adams, CMT, CFA, is the Global Head of Portfolio Strategy and Chief Equity Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, a unique research platform that provides context on markets, industries, companies, and government policy, available on the Bloomberg Professional Service at BI.

Gina provides top-down perspective on the equity market, sectors and industries with a multi-disciplined approach that utilizes fundamental, quantitative and technical analysis. She is a familiar face to many on Bloomberg News, and has been recognized for portfolio strategy, technical strategy and economics in Institutional Investors’ All-America Research survey.

Enjoy this interview with one of the top minds in global equity strategy and understand how technical analysis adds clarity to in a most unpredictable investment landscape.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

Give us a shout:
@dlundgren3333 or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lundgren-cmt-cfa-63b73b/
@_TBone_Pickens or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-wood-cmt-b8b0902/
@CMTAssociation or
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmtassociation

CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

It's time to turn up the Volume! Our special guest this month is one of the most prolific contributors to the technical analysis body of knowledge today and arguably the world's foremost expert on volume analysis. Buff Dormeier, CMT asserts that volume - when used correctly - is the most important factor in any portfolio manager's toolkit.

We dig deep into the intricacies of volume data and how it informs the message of the market vis a vis price. We got a glimpse of the painstaking efforts Buff takes to decompose the reported data sets and reconstruct cap-weighted and dollar-weighted volume for his analysis at the index, sector and single security levels. But most importantly, Buff shared how he thinks about managing investments not just with offense and defensive strategy, but with "special teams" to capture the explosive moves at key market turning points. You've probably guessed, but volume is the key factor in making those all-important decisions.

Our favorite quote from one of Buff's recent presentations was: "If Price action is the DNA of the market, then volume is the RNA of Price" which helps decode and activate the critical information we can glean from price action.

Enjoy Episode #35 of Fill the Gap with award winning author, magnanimous advocate, and Chief Technical Analyst at Kingsview Investment Partners, Buff Dormeier, CMT.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

Give us a shout:
@dlundgren3333 or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lundgren-cmt-cfa-63b73b/
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@CMTAssociation or
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmtassociation

CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org

The barrier to entry for online "fin-Influencers" is incredibly low, but responsible professional technical analysis covers an immense body of knowledge. In this episode, we dig into the complexity behind John's technical mosaic and the multi-factor models he uses. Yet, the simplicity with which he communicates market conditions and portfolio construction to his institutional clients cannot be overstated.

While understanding "the health of the market" allows portfolio managers to responsibly take on risk for clients while maintaining situational awareness of market fragility, ignoring intermarket relationships and bottom-up trends leaves precious alpha off the table and presents career risk. Considering the ~60% rally of US equities off the LTCM low in 1998 to the peak in March of 2000, a lack of breadth is not reason enough to avoid market risk.

The long and winding road of John's career on Wall St. allowed him to learn from many notable practitioners from his early days at Lehman Brothers to more recently as a buy-side technical strategist at Fidelity (FMR). He outlines a fascinating genealogy of technical analysts in his "family tree," which he takes great inspiration from and aspires to pay forward that is rooted in Robert J. Farell's Merrill Lynch technical research group. John is a huge advocate for technical analysis, where he is an adjunct university professor and an executive board member of the CMT Association.

Enjoy this insightful, informative, and hilarious episode of Fill the Gap with John Kolovos, CMT, CFA!

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast.

For complete show notes of every episode, visit: https://cmtassociation.org/development/podcasts/

Give us a shout:
@dlundgren3333 or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lundgren-cmt-cfa-63b73b/
@_TBone_Pickens or
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-wood-cmt-b8b0902/
@CMTAssociation or
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmtassociation

CMT Association is the global credentialing authority committed to advancing the discipline of technical analysis in the financial services industry. We serve members in over 137 countries. Our mission is to elevate investors mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. CMT Association formed in the late 1960s with headquarters in lower Manhattan, NY and Mumbai, India.

Learn more at: www.cmtassociation.org