TA ARTICLES AND STUDIES

  • 17

    Aug

    2026

    || by Ron William

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    Tactically, our current macro theme is “Shaken, Not Stirred.” Markets have recovered strongly from the[...]

  • SP500

    7

    Jul

    2026

    || by Bruno Estier

    USD Index Is Well Into Its Rising Cycle Phase Until September

    We invite you to read Bruno's B.E.S.T. View July issue[...]

  • IFTA 2026 London conference

    09

    Oct 2026

    || by SAMT Admin

    IFTA 2026 conference in London, UK

    Master the Markets: Join Us at the IFTA 2026 Conference in London Where Global[...]

  • IFTA newsletter

    30

    Jun

    2026

    || by SAMT Admin

    IFTA Update June 2026

    Dear SAMT Members, The SAMT Blog is a premier resource[...]

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  • SP500

    7

    Jul

    2026

    || by Bruno Estier

    USD Index Is Well Into Its Rising Cycle Phase Until September

    We invite you to read Bruno's B.E.S.T. View July issue[...]

  • IFTA newsletter

    30

    Jun

    2026

    || by SAMT Admin

    IFTA Update June 2026

    Dear SAMT Members, The SAMT Blog is a premier resource[...]

  • SP500

    7

    May

    2026

    || by Bruno Estier

    S&P500 – Further extension of Bull Rise

    We invite you to read Bruno's B.E.S.T. View May issue[...]

  • SP500

    7

    Apr

    2026

    || by Bruno Estier

    GOLD – More Downside Likely

    We invite you to read Bruno's B.E.S.T. View April issue[...]

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What is the SAMT?

The Swiss Association of Market Technicians (SAMT) is a non-profit organization of market analysis professionals and part of the international organization IFTA with sister societies in more than 20 countries around the globe. SAMT encourages the development of technical analysis and the education of the financial community in the uses and applications of research and its value in the formulation of investment and trading decisions.

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What is technical analysis?

Technical Analysis is the study of price movement of financial securities and used as a methodology to forecast the direction of prices. It examines price behavior on an empirical and statistical basis and it extends to the study of all published information like past market data, primarily price and volume. As part of our evolutionary DNA, our brain is hard wired for pattern matching, But ask yourself how you are applying this skill in your trading? As a trader, the ability to build an archive of pattern analogs can be very powerful.

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Our mission

The goal of SAMT is to introduce new members to the benefits of technical analysis, to educate them through valuable courses as well as to teach existing members new analysis techniques and bring technical analysts together across Switzerland by organizing presentations and online webinars of leading market experts and excellent networking events. Our BLOG serves as the central hub for relevant news and posts.

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What is the SAMT?

The Swiss Association of Market Technicians (SAMT) is a non-profit organization of market analysis professionals and part of the international organization IFTA with sister societies in more than 20 countries around the globe. SAMT encourages the development of technical analysis and the education of the financial community in the uses and applications of research and its value in the formulation of investment and trading decisions.

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What is technical analysis?

Technical Analysis is the study of price movement of financial securities and used as a methodology to forecast the direction of prices. It examines price behavior on an empirical and statistical basis and it extends to the study of all published information like past market data, primarily price and volume. As part of our evolutionary DNA, our brain is hard wired for pattern matching, But ask yourself how you are applying this skill in your trading? As a trader, the ability to build an archive of pattern analogs can be very powerful.

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Our Mission

The goal of SAMT is to introduce new members to the benefits of technical analysis, to educate them through valuable coursess as well as to teach existing members new analysis techniques and bring technical analysts together across Switzerland by organizing presentations and online webinars of leading market experts and excellent networking events. Our BLOG serves as the central hub for relevant news and posts.

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  • The Technical Analyst (IFTA Colleague) must maintain at all times the highest standards of professional conduct. Implicit in the requirement is strict compliance with the governmental laws which have jurisdiction over the analysts’ professional activities.

  • The analyst shall also obey the regulations of his/her local exchanges and/or local regulatory authorities.

  • The analyst shall not make statements which he/she knows, or has reason to believe, are inaccurate or misleading. He/she shall, in particular, be careful to avoid leading an audience to believe that his/her technically-derived views of future market price behavior reflect foreknowledge rather than estimate and projections subject to reexaminations and, as circumstances may dictate, to change.

  • The analyst shall not make statements concerning the current technical position of the a market of any of its components or any of its aspects unless he/she can  demonstrate that such statements are reasonable and consistent in light of the available evidence and the accumulated knowledge in the field of technical analysis. New developments in technical analysis as well as modifications of existing techniques or concepts should be fully documented as to procedure and rationale.

  • SAMT members will maintain a netiquette whenever communicating about any analysis, may that be their own or the one of others. We respect that other people may disagree to the work we publish, but we also have the right to disagree to the work done by others. In any case SAMT members will always maintain a respectful level of  communication
  • All members of SAMT, independent of their function, must strictly adhere this code of ethics

CURRENT EVENTS AND WEBINARS

  • IFTA 2026 London conference
    IFTA 2026 conference in London, UK
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    The Power of Asia: Weaving Diverse Technical Traditions into One Market Language
    • 2026-05-23 18:00:00
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    Navigating Markets with Tactical Strategy
    • 2025-12-10 18:30:00
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    SAMT Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025
    • 2025-09-30 18:00:00
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