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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Is Google parent company Alphabet in the soup?
Features Investors in tech giants such as Alphabet were happy to drive up the valuations, says John C Burford. But now patience has run out.
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The pound hit my 1.45 target – and then some
Features John C Burford said the pound would get interesting. But as it turned out, even that was an understatement.
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The pound nears my 1.45 target against the dollar
Features The pound is rising to meet spread betting expert John C Burford's target in the charts. But the bounce could go even higher.
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Stockmarkets rally, just as I forecast
Features The sharp rally in stocks caught the pundits by surprise, says John C Burford. But chart-following traders saw it coming.
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Can the pound sterling get off the floor?
Features Speculators have been falling over themselves to short the pound, says John C Burford. But sterling may have a surprise up its sleeve.
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The Dow and FTSE are now a trader's dream markets
Features The herding mentality has taken over the markets, says John C Burford. Chart-following swing traders will be lining up to profit.
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Will crude rally to the $36 area in the next few days?
Features With everyone so bearish on oil, the market is bound to rise. John C Burford uses Elliott wave theory to find out when.
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How I took a major profit from the Dow yesterday
Features Despite the incredibly fast-moving and volatile markets, precise Fibonacci ratios are still being observed, says John C Burford. Which is great news for traders.
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Has the stockmarket finally reached its “ah-ha” moment?
Features People have suddenly realised that the downtrend is here to stay and bearish forces have taken over, says John C Burford.
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A counter-trend rally could mean quick profits in gold
Features Gold has been in a downtrend for some time, but could a rally be about to catch traders unawares? John C Burford examines the charts.
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I’m waiting for a tramline break that will shock the bears
Features Tramlines are invaluable when it comes to spotting upcoming changes in market direction, says John C Burford.
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Watch out for the snap-back stock rally
Features The mood is very bearish in the markets, says John C Burford. Traders need to watch out for a snap-back rally that can occur at any time.
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Which stockmarket is down 99.986% since 2007?
Features One European stockmarket has lost virtually all its value since the financial crisis. We'll see more of the same before the current crash is out, says John C Burford.
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Bad news isn’t good news for stocks anymore
Features Last year, the mantra was “bad news is good for stocks”. Now, it looks like traders have finally switched their thinking around, says John C Burford.
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2016 already looks good for traders
Features This year promises to be full of opportunities, says John C Burford. But first, traders must stick to these two New Year's resolutions.
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My 2016 forecast: new highs in Dow, then a deflationary collapse
Features Spread betting expert John C Burford applies his trading methods to the charts to see what the new year holds for the markets.
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Let Fibonacci set your price targets – and trade entries
Features As a swing trader, you must leave your emotions at the door, says John C Burford. Fibonacci will guide you to profits.
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Two perfect patterns are forming in the charts
Features Two textbook patterns are forming in the charts, says John C Burford. The analysis speaks for itself.
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Two more great wedge trading opportunities
Features John C Burford looks at two trading markets where spotting wedge patterns in the charts could yield tasty profits.
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How I predicted the ‘Draghi drop’
Features You didn't need to wait for Mario Draghi to know markets would fall, says John C Burford. Wedge patterns told you that long before.
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How I cashed in on the ‘Draghi Bounce’
Features John C Burford looks to profit from the effect of Mario Draghi’s interest rate decision on the pound versus the dollar.
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Is a central bank cartel at work in the markets?
Features John C Burford examines the euro chart, and asks whether there is a central bank conspiracy at play.
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I'll repeat – has gold finally hit a low?
Features It must be prudent for gold bears to take at least some money off the table, says John C Burford. It's time to look to the long side.
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Are Mario Draghi's days numbered?
Features The credibility of Mario Draghi and the European Centran Bank is now in tatters, says John C Burford. Just looks at the markets.
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