John C Burford
John is is a British-born lapsed PhD physicist, who previously worked for Nasa on the Mars exploration team. He is a former commodity trading advisor with the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission, and worked in a boutique futures house in California in the 1980s.
He was a partner in one of the first futures newsletter advisory services, based in Washington DC, specialising in pork bellies and currencies. John is primarily a chart-reading trader, having cut his trading teeth in the days before PCs.
As well as his work in the financial world, he has launched, run and sold several 'real' businesses producing 'real' products.
Latest articles by John C Burford
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My split-bet strategy works
Features John C Burford explains how using his split-bet strategy can take some of the stress and anxiety out of trading.
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What sort of trader are you?
Features When spread betting, you’re not trading against others so much as against your own habits and tendencies, says John C Burford. The best traders are those who know themselves.
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The euro gives me three kisses against the dollar
Features Rarely in the charts do you get three “kisses“ on your tramlines in the charts. John C Burford explains what it means for his latest trade.
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The fog is lifting on the Dow
Features The picture in the Dow Jones is starting to clear, says spread betting expert John C Burford. We're looking at the start of a long decline.
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Fog settles over the Dow
Features The Dow is painting a tricky picture in the charts. John C Burford uses his trading methods to weigh up his options.
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Exercising prudence in Prudential
Features The market in Prudential shares has come up against resistance. Is it time to take profits? John C Burford explores the charts.
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Hedge funds are bearish the dollar. I am not.
Features Hedge funds have abandoned the dollar in their droves. John C Burford explains why they're wrong.
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Gold (and miners) could be set to rocket higher
Features John C Burford applies his trading methods to the charts to see where the gold price could be heading next.
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Prudent trades in Prudential
Features John C Burford shows how his trading methods can be used for more than just indices and currencies. They work for large-cap shares too.
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Has EUR/USD started a new bear trend?
Features The odds are stacking up, suggesting that the rally in the euro vs the dollar is over, says John C Burford.
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Gold follows my roadmap down (for now)
Features Elliott wave theory has provided John C Burford with some solid clues to gold's future price direction.
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Searching for an exit in my euro trade
Features Swing traders face hard decisions, says John C Burford. But the sooner they are made, the better the long-term results.
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I have another great euro trade working
Features John C Burford explains why, when it comes to trading the euro, Fibonacci really is your best friend.
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Will our skies be filled with helicopters?
Features Inflation expectations are rising. John C Burford looks at how that will affect the stockmarkets.
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Gold is correcting, as forecast
Features Gold is following John C Burford's roadmap nicely. Here, he takes a look at where it might go from here.
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Did you find the path of least resistance in EUR/USD?
Features John C Burford outlines a trade in the euro vs the dollar in the wake of the US Federal Reserve’s most recent announcement.
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How to find the path of least resistance for EUR/USD
Features A belief that "news makes the markets" would have lost you a lot of money betting against the euro, says John C Burford. Here's what to watch instead.
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Stocks are climbing that ever-higher “wall of worry”
Features There is no shortage of worrying global developments that would induce a trader to run for the hills, says John C Burford. But what are the charts saying?
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Lightning has struck twice in the euro
Features Mario Draghi's latest stimulus package took the euro market by surprise, says John C Burford. But not chart-following swing traders.
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Everyone now loves gold – is that a warning?
Features You will be hard-pressed to find a gold bear. Is that a sign the market is ripe for turning? John C Burford surveys the charts.
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The euro finds support as sentiment plummets
Features No need to wait for the European Central Bank announcement on Thursday, says John C Burford. Elliott wave theory tells you all you need to know.
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The euro heads for my target – but not yet
Features The euro is throwing up textbook examples of how to apply trading methods to the charts, says John C Burford. The excitement continues.
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The euro is heading towards my targets
Features A combination of three chart trading methods revealed highly accurate targets in the euro charts, says John C Burford.
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Stocks surge in massive short squeeze
Features Speculators are dumping their short bets in droves, says John C Burford. That spells opportunity in the charts for swing traders.
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