About us
Welcome to the Vancouver Technical Analysis Meetup Group! Our group is dedicated to bringing together enthusiasts and professionals who are passionate about utilizing technical analysis to make informed decisions in the financial markets. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, join us to learn and share your knowledge on chart patterns, indicators, and trading strategies. Connect with like-minded individuals, attend informative meetups, and expand your understanding of technical analysis in a friendly and supportive environment. Let's grow together and enhance our trading skills in this exciting and dynamic field!
This group will be part of CATA which is a Not-for-Profit organization being run by a President and Board of Directors. We have members in many of the Canadian Provinces and are looking for more members.
CATA meets on the 2nd Tuesday and 4th Thursday of each month. In a typically meeting a guest speaker will present and field questions from members. After the speaker is finished, members review the markets and discuss specific stocks. Depending on the evening and who is in attendance we look at sectors of strength and weakness, which stocks are breaking out to the upside or downside, get feedback on stocks members are interested in.
For May 2024 Chase Taylor will be presenting on May 14 while Brooke Thackray will be presenting on May 23. A typical meeting is from 8:00 to 10:00 ET or 6:00 to 8:00 MT.
To learn more about CATA please visit our website at https://www.canadianata.ca/ or click on the link below.
To participate in one meeting the cost is $10, to become a member for a month the cost is $15 while a yearly membership costs $125.
Upcoming events
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John and Jack Kosar – Follow the Money, not the Forecast
·OnlineOnlineFor those of you who missed Mark Kelly’s discussion on optimizing a trading system the main point was that the pattern, which alerts you to a possible trade, is the least important part of the trading system.
Description
Our next discussion will be with John and Jack Kosar on July 14, 2026. They will review why listening to financial media noise or attempting to predict the future of the market or a stock is typically a waste of time. Instead, they discuss a data-driven approach designed to identify what the market is contemplating in the immediate future.Jack’s Bio
Jack Kosar is the Vice President of Investment Strategy and Portfolio Manager at Asbury Research, where he specializes in developing robust financial strategies that enhance portfolio performance and client satisfaction. With a Master of Science in Finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance, Jack has cultivated a deep expertise in investment analysis and strategy formulation.John’s Bio
John Kosar CMT is the Chief Market Strategist and Portfolio Manager of Asbury Research, a firm he launched in 2005. John has more than 40 years of experience in analyzing, forecasting, and trading global financial markets. Asbury Research is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) that provides data‐driven technical and quantitative investment research and asset management strategies to professional and private investors. John is very visible in the media. He has been a regular contributor to Forbes, Investors Business Daily, The Wall Street Journal, and MarketWatch, and has been providing educational webinars for Fidelity Investments for the past decade.This meeting will broadcast online on Tuesday July 14, 2026, at 5:00 pm PT, 6:00 pm MT or 8:00 pm ET.
To expand your knowledge of technical analysis, after the formal talk, members will review trades they are looking at and members are free to bounce ideas off of other members as we help each other become better traders.
Canadian Association for Technical Analysis (CATA)
The Canadian Association for Technical Analysis (CATA) is a non-profit, group created for non-professionals interested in technical analysts. CATA’s focus is on educating people in the use of technical analysis to trade: stocks, options, FOREX, or commodities.
CATA’s main focus is on:- Empowering Traders and Investors Through Technical Analysis Education and Community.
- Helping Traders and Investors Grow Their Knowledge of Technical Analysis Together
The club is active across Canada and offers valuable learning opportunities through meetings with prominent presenters and group discussions.
Members are free to ask questions to these presenters, during or after the presentation, to ensure they understand the presented material.
To see a list of past speakers and topics view our Past Events List on our website.
Membership
In order to attend and participate in this meeting please ensure you have purchased one of our membership options available on the Member Sign Up page of CATA’s website.
CATA’s annual membership is less than $8 per month. These fees are used to cover the club’s operating costs. The membership fee is only a fraction of the money a typical trader would risk on one trade. CATA is a member of IFTA and CATA Annual members can access IFTA’s historical webinars as well as some of their events and obtain a $300 discount on their Certified Financial Technician courses.To check out CATA, pick up a 31-day (1-month) membership which costs $15. This option gives you access to the website where you can check out 5-years worth of past meeting videos and access links to and participate in the next two member only online meetings.
To learn more, register for the presentation or join the group, please go to CATA’s website.
Once you sign up for this meeting, a zoom link will be sent to your email address prior to the meeting.When you have already joined, welcome to the group and I look forward to your input during our online discussions.
Disclosure: The information provided by CATA is for educational purposes only and should not be used to make trading, buying or selling decisions. As always, you and you alone are responsible for any trade you make in the markets.
Thanks,
MarkPS - While you are welcome to pay your member fees on our website, CATA also uses PayPal on Meetup. When you prefer to pay for your initial 31-day (1 month) membership fees through PayPal please do so, otherwise use our website. Please note that when using PayPal, you will not gain access to the website until a CATA member inputs your name and email. Once you pay on PayPal, an email will be sent to CATA’s Gmail account and then forwarded to two board members. One of them will either send you a link to the meeting or input your information into the CATA database.
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