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John Craciun

John CRACIUN

  • Independent, private day-trader, swing trader (stocks, index futures).
     
  • Technical analyst, market researcher, author, private tutor.

 

Accomplishments

 

2002 July: The publishing of my first article on the topic of Three-Line Break Japanese charts in TradersWorld magazine (#4933 - Issue #33).
My effort of resuscitating interest in the old Japanese charts has now become public.

July: My first software, TSTS, came out.
TSTS stands for Trading System Testing Software.

Traders can now backtest, test and record their trades for each and every trading system manually and affordably, simply meaning that systems where TSTS can’t be used do not exist.

TSTS

 

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2003 August: I published my first book, The Reversal Charts.

For the first time in English from cover to cover, the old and neglected Japanese charts of Kagi, Renko and Three-line Break have been described in great detail.

No other such book exists.

Articles meant to increase awareness on the existence and utility of these ancient charting styles have been published in Chartpoint, a Singaporean trading magazine, now discontinued and reshaped as Traders Journal.

 

October: securities cyber-trading private tuition introduced.

 

2004 The second edition of The Reversal Charts in English and the Spanish version have been published.
Jaume, the translator and very talented programmer, achieved a world premiere by putting the components of the Spanish IBEX-35 Index on display online in Renko format, updated in real-time.

2005 April: The Reversal Charts has been published in French.
Claude, a private trader and well-known translator of tens of technical analysis books, begins giving seminars across France, Belgium and Switzerland.
He put up a web site for French investors.

2006 September: Authorized reseller of MetaStock full suite of products at discounted prices.

MetaStockPro - award-winning analysis & charting software

The Technical Analysis Society of St. Lucia - click image to go to the web site.

September: The inauguration of the Technical Analysis Society of St. Lucia, the first of its kind in the Caribbean.

 

October: First ever price chart studies and entry-level technical analysis articles published weekly in St. Lucia to create public awareness about real work-from-home opportunities trading securities online.

November: The Reversal Charts has been selected for publication in Germany by the largest publisher of financial books FinanzBuch Verlag GmbH.

2007 Throughout the year: promoting cyber-trading self-employment alternatives to islanders and battling the impossible task of discovering hidden treasure: not gold-laden Caribbean pirates’ sunken ship but native talent for day-trading.
 

June 2008 presentation

2008 June: 2-hour presentation in Castries, St. Lucia: cyber-trading for individuals, technical analysis, income opportunities, personal changes.

2009 January: the publication of The Money Art, Vol. I, the first in a series of highly motivational textbooks aimed at persons contemplating self-directed active investing.

The Money Art, Vol. I - click to read more

The German version

February: The German publisher of The Reversal Charts does a very good work at distributing the book online and in print.

 

July: The release of two innovations:

  • The JC Box. See chart here.
  • The JC Oscillator.
    Read the introduction here and see chart here.

All reports in Adobe .pdf can be found by clicking on the links below.

Details | Summary | Orders | Positions | Equity | System

August: introducing The Mentored Profit Sharing Plans to enhance diversification alternatives. For established investors only, this is a true, full loss control and recuperating program with investors retaining control of their trading capital.

2010 January: launching JC Securities Int’l, the private fund.
 

The Money Art, Vol. II - click to read more

February: The Money Art, Vol. II is published.

The second in a series of highly motivational textbooks aimed at persons contemplating self-directed active investing.


May: TAS of St. Lucia Honorary Memberships awarded to three veterans of technical analysis of the financial markets.

 

Trading activity

Securities: stocks, futures, index futures.
Methodology: technical analysis only.
Day-trading, swing trading.

 

The mentor’s hardware equipment and hobbies

 

  PCs              

  • Modified HP dual core, Pentium 4.
  • Modified Cisnet, Pentium 4.
  • Standard Compaq, Pentium 4.
  • Customized Pentium 3.
  • Sony Vaio laptop, Pentium 3.
  • CTX laptop, Pentium 1.

  Monitors         

  • Four Samsung 710N 17”.
  • One HP vs17, 17”.
  • One V7 17”.
  • One Samsung 500TFT 15”.

  Monitor stands    

  • Ergotron Quad.
  • Ergotron Dual.

  UPSs             

  • APC.
  • TripLite.
  • Belkin.
  • MotoMaster battery back-up.
  • Honda 1000W power generator.

  Internet access   

  • Standard ADSL.
  • Cable (for back up).

  Hobbies          

  • Tennis.
  • Golf.
  • Deep-sea fishing.
  • Reading, private beaches, nature.
  • Dining out.
  • Programming.

Trading desk

Working desk

 

Trading computers

Server room

 

 

Trading monitors - rear

Cabling

 


Testing monitor sequence & trading hardware.

Tests

 

 

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