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Chris Vermeulen

Chris Vermeulen

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Chris Vermeulen has been involved in the markets since 1997 and is the founder of Technical Traders Ltd. He is an internationally recognized technical analyst, trader, and author of the book: 7 Steps to Win With Logic

Through years of research, trading and helping individual traders around the world. He learned that many traders have great trading ideas, but they lack one thing, they struggle to execute trades in a systematic way for consistent results. Chris helps educate traders with a three-hour video course that can change your trading results for the better.

His mission is to help his clients boost their trading performance while reducing market exposure and portfolio volatility.

He has also been on the cover of AmalgaTrader Magazine, and featured in Futures Magazine, Gold-Eagle, Safe Haven,The Street, Kitco, Financial Sense, Dick Davis Investment Digest and dozens of other financial websites.

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Only active traders suffer from this horrible pain & costly mistake

(Kitco commentary) - Last week was wild for stocks and commodities after the Silicon Valley Bank defaulted and the government bailed out SVB’s clients.

Is the stock market starting a new bull market rally?

(Kitco commentary) - It has been a while since I have written a simple technical analysis article. My focus has been on helping teach others how the markets move and to trade and invest differently, so I apologize for the lack of chart analysis over the past several months.

The perfect storm for investors to lose big in 2023 is upon us, unless...

(Kitco commentary) - Last week I rang the bell telling investors and traders to wake up and smell the hot coffee because 2023 is going to be a life-changing year, and likely, not for the better.

Investors/traders: wake up and smell the hot coffee

(Kitco commentary) - Another year has gone by, and you are either richer or poorer, happier or sad, living life or worried about your future.

Investing differently for an uncompromised financial future (part 2)

(Kitco commentary) - In this article I will continue to explain what INNER-Market Analysis is and how you can benefit from it. If you have not yet read the first part of this you can read it HERE.

Is the stock market bullish or bearish?

(Kitco commentary) - Astute market observers understand that the economic and stock market cycles are related but not the same. The stock market has a cycle that tends to lead or lag the economic cycle.

The losses you are experiencing from your investments in layman's terms

(Kitco commentary) - The past two years have been nothing short of extreme in terms of price swings for all types of investments and our resulting emotions. Traders and investors have been tangled up in the perfect storm to lose a record amount of money in 2023.

Gold starting stage 4 decline and what it means for investors

(Kitco commentary) - It has been an interesting year with stocks down nearly 25% and the bond ETF TLT down over 40% since the 2020 highs. The passive buy and hold investor is becoming panicked and we can see this in the stock market through the mass selling of utility stocks dividend stocks and bonds.

The worst case scenario for retired or nearly retired investors who are 55+

(Kitco commentary) - I just did some research and wrote about it. I should be clear that you may find this article a little unsettling if you are nearing retirement or have already retired. On the other hand, it's an eye-opener because the financial markets and different asset prices paint an interesting picture.

Will inflation data result in more aggressive action by the Fed?

(Kitco commentary) - Recent CPI/Inflation data suggests the current wave of global inflation is far from "transitory" and may persist for many months – possibly years.