Australian Technical Analysts Association

Meetings

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Conference Program - Sunday October 30th

8:15-8:20     Opening Announcements

8:20-9:30   Gary Stone -Tactics and Strategies for Fine Tuning Your Trading Approach
In this presentation, Gary will share the tactics and strategies he believes are necessary to bring out the best in each trader and investor. These include knowing the characteristics of the trades produced by your trading approach; whether you can reduce the drawdown at the end of a trade and increase your win rate by letting trades go; ensuring you have flexible money management models for your trading approach; and finally bringing it all together.

9:35-10:45   Donald Dony - The selection and utilization of ETFs
With over 3,000 exchange traded funds (ETF) now available and over a trillion dollars invested, this vehicle has caught the attention of both institutional and private investors worldwide.   ETFs offer exposure to commodities, bonds, currencies, global regions and sectors.  But how do you choose which ETF to buy?  In this presentation, Donald will demonstrate a top-down method that uses economic indicators from the first presentation, technical analysis models and relative strength performance to filter out the majority of ETFs.  The approach is designed to help focus the investor in the right direction when looking for an appropriate ETF.

10:45-11:15   MORNING TEA

11:15-12:30   Dr Brett Steenbarger - Ask the Doc
Dr Steenbarger will begin the session with an overview of common elements in trading success that he has observed across various markets and settings, as well as an overview of the most common challenges that traders face and the specific psychological techniques that are most effective for these problems.  The remainder of the session will focus on applying these ideas to the actual problems faced by traders, as participants bring their toughest questions and challenges and “ask the doc” for coaching assistance.

 
12:30-1:30   LUNCH
 
1:30-2:50   Panel Discussion
A panel will discuss a range of topics and questions submitted by conference delegates.

2:50-3:00   Closing Address - Robert Grigg
 
3:00-3:30   Annual General Meeting

3:30-4:00   Afternoon Tea