Larry Pesavento is a 45-year veteran trader.  He began his career trading full time in 1967 while in graduate school getting an MBA in Finance following a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.  He managed the commodities department of Drexel Burnham Lambert in Southern California from 1976 to 1981.  In 1982, he became a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where he was a local in the S&P and currency pits.  Then from 1985 to 1986, he worked for Commodity Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey.  In 1987, he wrote Astro Cycles – The Trader’s Viewpoint and published a newsletter called, Astro Cycles until 1995.

Currently, he resides in Tucson Arizona where he has spent the last decade working on artificial intelligence i.e. neural networks and genetic algorithms – using this technology to develop an auto trading system.

He has an extensive library on the subject of technical analysis and has trained over 1,000 traders in using pattern recognition swing trading methodology described in his books. Over the past 25 years, he has written ten books on trading.

J. Welles Wilder is best known for his technical indicators – now considered to be core indicators in technical analysis software.

Joe DiNapoli is a professional trader, author and well-known speaker.