2024 Volume 31 Issue 2

IN THIS ISSUE
1

President’s Report to Colleagues

2

Member News

3

IFTA 2024 Conference – Hainan

a newsletter for the colleagues of the International Federation of Technical Analysts

President’s Report to Colleagues

The IFTA UPDATE is a publication of the International
Federation of Technical Analysts, Inc. www.ifta.org, a notfor-profit professional organization incorporated in 1986.
International Federation of Technical Analysts
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Rockville, MD 20850 USA
Email: admin@ifta.org • Phone: +1 (240) 404-6508

13 Congratulations New CFTes!
14 Where Macro & Behavioural TechnicalAnalysis Meet
15 Calendar-at-a-Glance
17 Benefits of Membership
19 Memoriam
20 Board Nominations
21 IFTA Member Societies
21 IFTA Update Schedule
21 Board of Directors
21 IFTA Staff

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Dear Colleagues,
Do you also wonder whymarkets are rising from
one new all-time-high toanother, while the world
around us seems to fallapart? In my fourth year of leading IFTA, I
can´t remember a message to you where I
haven’t mentioned the state of the world in
one way or another. And every time we thinkthat one crisis is solved? Another one pops
up, just like that.
And still, the markets are running. So, why isthat? The answer is simple: Markets always
aim for the future. Right now, it seems they
are expecting a more than bright future withhuge business opportunities and freedom togrow and flourish.
What does this mean for us? As technicalanalysts we see that the trends are still up.
We see that small dips bring in new andmore buyers expecting nothing less than abetter future. And, honestly, they are rightto do so. Not just because there is a trend
to be followed. No, just for the simple factthat nothing will last forever. Conflicts, nomatter how bad they are, will end someday.
And from what is left then, something new,something better will emerge. Somethingthat offers new opportunities and growth,something so good and positive that it
excites the markets today in a way that noone wants to miss being a part of.
Now, looking at the world as it is right now
and as the markets expect it to be, I am
confident that the work we do together as
IFTA will be a part of that bright and better
future. Simply by connecting us acrosscountries and continents.
The best way to connect is getting togetherin person. A great opportunity will be theWednesday, 3 October 2024
(1:00 pm–2:00pm)

The Bao Forum for Asia International
Conference Center
Dongyu Island, Baso Town, Qionghai City,
Hainan Province
All IFTA colleagues are encouraged andinvited to attend. For further information,
contact IFTA staff
Upcoming IFTA conference 2024 from
October 4–6 in Hainan, China. I hope to see
you there.
Best regards,

Wieland Arlt
IFTA President

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Member NewsSTA (United Kingdom)
The Society of Technical Analysts
On 16 April, the STA held its second Technicals to Trading
Systems hybrid conference to much acclaim. Over 80
delegates attended in person with 40 more registered
online. The day proved to be an outstanding successwith keynote speaker Linda Bradford Raschke beamedin from the U.S.

We give heartfelt thanks to all our speakers, sponsors,
media partners and—most importantly—our audience formaking the day such a success!
On 14 May, we had Rajan Dhall MSTA, one of the founding members of DND Capital, give a clear and candid
talk about his career, manging expectations and keeping an eye out for pitfalls. On 9 July, we will be holding
a joint panel with the ACI UK, The Broker Club and The

Commodit y Trading
Club, giving a mid-year
review of the markets.
Both events are being
held in-person at One
Moorgate Place, Cityof London and fol lowed by net working drinks—so if any
IFTA colleagues are
in town at the time,
you are welcome toattend. Email STA on
info@technicalanalysts.
com for more details.

Held via live Zoom webinar,
18:00–20:00 GMT, the next
Diploma Part 1 Course willcommence on Wednesday 9
October 2024 and the Diploma
Part 2 Course will start on
Wednesday 8 January 2025.
The courses are fully interactive with students being able
to ask questions as they wouldin a classroom. They may also
post questions on the STA
Student Forum and are invited
to join the official STA Diploma
Course WhatsApp group.

May also saw the first Irish Chapter meeting being after
many years absence. Sponsored by LSEG, and chaired
by Alan Dunne, Archive Capital, the speaker Aiden
O’Donnell, Bespoke Technical Analysis gave an insightful talk on his technical analysis approach to trading. The
event was well attended and followed by networking
drinks in a nearby pub. We are thrilled with the supportand success of the evening and hope to hold the next
one in the early Autumn.

Registration fees have been frozen at 2023/4 price.
The advantage of moving all education online means it
doesn’t matter where in the world you live. Visit the STA
website www.technicalanalysts.com for more info.

The next STA Diploma Part 1 exam will be held on Monday
1 July followed by the STA Diploma Part 2 exam on
Tuesday 19 September. Students sit the exams in theirown personal space, using Zoom invigilation.
We have two routes to prepare for the STA Diploma qualification: Our webinar lecture-based STA Diploma Part 1& 2 Courses held once a year or you can start studying
now with our Home Study Course.

Keep in touch with us via our online blog and follow us
on twitter @STA_ORG, LinkedIn, Instagram, or like our
Facebook page.

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page 13Congratulations New CFTes!
Natalie Agiso (STA)
Mansour AlmudibriSara Alyasiri
Kamarani Ashok Kumar
Daniel Biru
Wassim Chiadli (STA)
Ishwar Chidambaram
Elliot Date (STA)
Paul Feichtinger (STA)
Pablo German (STANZ)Bas Kooijman (STA)
Anja Kossmann (STA)
Vishant Meshram
Colin O’Keefe (STA)
Carmen Pierregrosse geb.
Hoffmann (VTAD)
Jeremy Pope (STA)
Amal Ali Mohammed
Ahmed QaiemN V Raghunath

Amanda Rastovic (STA)
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Himanshu Sharma (STA)
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Where Macro & Behavioural Technical Analysis Meet
An enjoyable and insightful conversation with my dear friend, mentor & colleague Robin
Griffiths, FSTA, veteran market strategist, co-founder of The International Federation ofTechnical Analysts (IFTA) and fellow of the Society of Technical Analysts (STA).

Key highlights:

Key focus on Robin's investment experience, approach, and the development of our work
together, expanding on the "Roadmap" signature cycle model, featured in his prior book
"Mapping the Markets".

 Blended approach of macro cycles & behavioural technical analysis

 Robin's career backstory

 Inflation volatility & what that means for commodities
 Record highs on Gold, Bitcoin & the BOLD index edge Party like it's 1999, until the music stops
 Japan's rising sun eclipses its 1989 peak, what next?
Hope you enjoy & find the insights useful.
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Calendar-at-a-Glance
Date

Topic

Host

Speaker

Location

Time

ContactMonthly Monthly Meetings are held monthly in nine cities across Australia. All monthly
meetings are free to members. Visitors are welcome to attend. Bookings are
not required. Visitors are welcome, first visit free.

ATAA

VariesVaries, or online

Variesataa.asn.au/

Monthly Meets monthly on second Tuesday and fourth Thursday

CATA

VariesVia Zoom

8:00 PM US canadianata.ca/
Eastern Time
Zone

Monthly Presentations from local and international speakers on a comprehensive range of
topics (e.g., sharemarket, CFDs, options, futures, FOREX trading, methodologies,
money management, psychology).

STANZ

VariesVaries, or online

Variesstanz.co.nz/

Monthly Monthly Meetings & Events: The STA holds monthly meetings in London, usuallyon the second Tuesday of every month, except for a summer break in August.

STA"STA Varies One Moorgate
Place, Chartered
Accountants Hall,
1 Moorgate Place,
London""Online or
One Moorgate Place,
Chartered Accountants Hall,
1 Moorgate Place
London "Varieswww.technicalanalysts.com/

2024
Jun
Jul

No events scheduled for June at this time1

STA (UK) Diploma, Part 1 Examination

9

Joint STA, ACI UK & The Broker Club Meeting

STA"Panel Speakers:
Audrey Childe-Freeman,Chief G10 Currency Strategist,
Bloomberg
Murray Gunn, Head of
Research, Elliott Wave
International
Trevor Neil, Fund Manager,
Consultant Technical Analyst &Institutional Trader
Sam Horowitz, Executive
Committee Member, ACI UK
Peter Horsnell, Head ofCommodites Research,Standard Chartered Bank""One Moorgate Place,
Chartered Accountants Hall,
1 Moorgate Place
London "6:30 PM BST www.technicalanalysts.com/

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STA

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To be
announced

www.technicalanalysts.com/
education/sta-courses/#course2details

2

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2 application deadline

NA

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NA

admin@ifta.org; www.ifta.org

3

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IFTA

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Hainan, China

Variesadmin@ifta.org

4-6

IFTA Annual Conference, hosted by CIDTA (China)

CIDTAA

VariesHainan, China

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15

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NA

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NA

admin@ifta.org; www.ifta.org

24

Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) Level II Examination via Zoom

IFTA

NA

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announced

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Nov

15

IFTA Update submission deadline for all news content (mid-December
release)

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education/sta-courses/#course2details

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Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) Level II Examination

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Memoriam
Gregory Allen Schnell

1961 (Estevan, Saskatchewan)–2024 (Calgary, Alberta)
Greg Schnell of Calgary passed away from glioblastoma on June 6, 2024, at the ageof 62. Greg's illness progressed rapidly. On July 28, 2023, while preparing to tee offon the third hole, he suffered a seizure that revealed a hidden brain tumor. Despite
receiving excellent diagnostic care, there is no cure for this type of brain cancer.
Greg was renowned worldwide in the technical analysis community and was a prominent figure in Canada. He led the Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Society of TechnicalAnalysts (CSTA) for a decade.
He was a speaker at the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA), attended
global conferences, presented his work on Stockcharts for ten years, and co-authored
Stock Charts for Dummies. In 2020, he began presenting his subscription work at
Osprey Market Strategies.
Over 150 people attended his memorial service, which was also broadcast live on theinternet.
Greg was a wonderful man, a neighbor, friend, and colleague. He is deeply missed.
Mark Soehner, MBA
Past President, CATA
Canadian Association for Technical Analysis
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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page 20IFTA Board of Directors Nomination FormIFTA is an international organization established to advance the interests of the global
community of technical analysis societies. IFTA is managed by a board of directors, which
is elected by the member societies at the Annual General Meeting, normally conducted at
the time of IFTA’s Annual Conference. In selecting a slate of candidates for the IFTA boardof directors, IFTA seeks to have the management resources, global representation, diversity,
expertise and experience needed to advance its mission.

Nomination Form: IFTA Board of Directors

IFTA is now requesting nominations from individuals to serve on the board of directors for
the October 2024–October 2027 term. IFTA estimates that four board vacancies will befilled at the 2024 Annual General Meeting in Boao of Hainan China. Nominees must be
willing to serve as a member or chair of a key IFTA committee and/or assist the committees
and the board in ongoing work as needed.

Address

Board members serve without payment for their work on the IFTA board of directors. Service
on the IFTA board demands a high level of responsibility and a serious commitment tosupport IFTA’s mission; it also provides personal and professional rewards to its members.
Nominations from all interested persons are welcome. The deadline to submit nominations
is August 4, 2024.
The nomination procedure is simple:
1 Any member in good standing of an IFTA member society may be nominated or may
nominate him/herself.

Name of Nominee
Firm

City

State

Postal Code

Phone

Fax

Email

Country

Member in Good Standing of (Name of IFTA Member Society):
Nominated by
Persons seconding this nomination (must be members in good standing of an IFTA member
society). Two seconders required.
1)
Name

Society

3 The nominee must have the support of the board of directors of a local member society,preferably his or or her own Society.

2)
Name

Society

4 Each nominee must submit the following to IFTA Headquarters no later than August 4,
2024.
a Completed Nomination Formb Completed IFTA Member Society Endorsementc Summary or Curriculum Vitae (CV)Nominee must have the support of the board of his/her IFTA member society. A completed
IFTA Member Society Endorsement (below) must accompany this Nomination Form. A
summary of the nominee’s professional credentials and background must accompany
this application.

2 Nominations must be seconded by two members in good standing of an IFTA member
society.

5 All nomination materials should be sent by email or postal mail to:
International Federation of Technical Analysts
Phone: (240) 404-6508
1300 Piccard Drive, Suite LL 14
Fax:(301) 990-9771
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
Email: admin@ifta.org
Nominations will be announced to the membership in early September. Voting will take placeat the IFTA Annual General Meeting on October 4, 2024. If you have questions concerning
this matter or would like a nominating form, please contact IFTA Admin at admin@ifta.org.

Nominations deadline: August 4, 2024.
IFTA Member Society Endorsement
Name of Nominee		Name of IFTA Member Society

and has the support of the society’s board of directors to run for a position on the IFTA
board of directors.
Signature of Society Officer

DateIFTAUPDATE 2024 Volume 31 Issue 2

IFTA Member Societies

AUSTRALIA—ATAA Australian Technical Analysts Association www.ataa.asn.au
CANADA—CATA* Canadian Association for Technical Analysis www.canadianata.ca
CHINA–CIDTAA* China Information Development Technical Analysis Association
EGYPT—ESTA Egyptian Society of Technical Analysts www.estaegypt.org
FRANCE—AFATE Association Française des Analystes Techniques www.afate.com
GERMANY—VTAD Vereinigung der Technischer Analysten Deutschlands e.V. www.vtad.de
HONG KONG—FTAA Financial Technical Analysts Association www.ftaa.org.hk
INDIA—ATA Association of Technical Analysts www.tataindia.org
INDONESIA—AATI Asosiasi Analis Teknikal Indonesia www.aati.my.id
ITALY—SIAT Società Italiana di Analisi Tecnica www.siat.org
JAPAN—NTAA Nippon Technical Analysts Association www.ntaa.org.jp
LEBANON—LSTA Lebanese Society of Technical Analysts www.lstalebanon.com
MALAYSIA—MATA Malaysia Malaysian Association of Technical Analysts www.matamalaysia.org
NEW ZEALAND—STANZ Society of Technical Analysts of New Zealand www.stanz.co.nz
NORTH MACEDONIA–SEEMT* South and Eastern Europe Market Technicians Association www.seemt.org
PHILIPPINES–STAP* Society of Technical Analysts Philippines www.staphilippines.org
SCANDINAVIA—STAF Skandinaviens Tekniska Analytikers Förening www.staf.nu
SINGAPORE—TASS Technical Analysts Society (Singapore) www.tass.org.sg
SOUTH AFRICA—TASSA Technical Analysts Society of Southern Africa www.tassa.org.za
SPAIN—IEATEC Instituto Español de Analistsas Técnicos y Cuantitativos www.ieatec.es
SWITZERLAND—SAMT Swiss Association of Market Technicians www.samt-org.ch
UNITED KINGDOM—STA Society of Technical Analysts Ltd. www.technicalanalysts.com
USA—TSAASF Technical Securities Analysts Association www.tsaasf.org
USA—AAPTA American Association of Professional Technical Analysts www.aapta.com*Developing Society

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Board of Directors
President Wieland Arlt, CFTe (VTAD)
wieland.arlt@ifta.org
Treasurer Dr. Oliver Reiss, CFTe, MFTA (VTAD)
dr.oliver.reiss@gmail.com
Secretary and Membership Director Warren Murnane, Dip TA, CFTe, ST & I (Wealth Within) (ATAA)
warren.murnane@ataa.asn.au
Vice President Middle East and Africa Tamer Gamal, CFTe (ESTA)
tgamal@gmail.com
Vice President Europe, Website Director David Watts, BSc (Hons) CEng MICE MIWEM, FSTA (STA)
Dwatts360@gmail.com
Vice President Asia-Pacific Hiwon Yoon, Ph.D., CMTA (NTAA)
yoon@cmdlab.co.jp
Vice President The Americas, Webinar Director Bruce Fraser (AAPTA)
rdwyckoff@me.com
Development Director Indrawijaya Rangkuti, MBA, CTA (AATI)
Indra.senna@gmail.com
Education Director Saleh Nasser, CMT, CFTe (ESTA)
snasser72@gmail.com
Examination Director Gregor Bauer, Ph.D., CFTe, (VTAD)
gregor.bauer@vtad.deMarketing Director Eddie Tofpik, MSTA (STA)
Eddie.Tofpik@admisi.com
Institutional Director Alessandro Greppi, Ph.D. (SIAT)
greppi.alessandro01@gmail.com
Quant Director Giovanni Trombetta, CFTA, Electronic Engineer (SIAT)
giovanni.trombetta@gandalfproject.com
NonInstitutional Director Shinji Okada, CMTA, CFTe, MFTA (NTAA)
shinjiokadaresearch@gmail.com
Digital Media Director Ron William, MSTA, CFTe, MSTA, CFTe (SAMT)
roniwilliam@gmail.com

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