Munehisa Homma
1724–1803 · Read the crowd's emotion in rice prices — the thinking behind candlesticks.
Read the profile →Charles Dow
1851–1902 · Built the first market averages; his editorials became Dow Theory.
Read the profile →William P. Hamilton
1867–1929 · Turned Dow's editorials into a method — the tide, waves & ripples.
Read the profile →Ralph Nelson Elliott
1871–1948 · Markets move in repeating, fractal waves — the Elliott Wave Principle.
Read the profile →Richard Wyckoff
1873–1934 · Read the footprints of large operators — the accumulation/distribution cycle.
Read the profile →Jesse Livermore
1877–1940 · The original trend-follower — pivotal points, pyramiding, sitting tight.
Read the profile →Robert Rhea
1896–1939 · Distilled Dow Theory into clear, rule-based principles for investors.
Read the profile →Richard Schabacker
1899–1934 · Forbes editor who first systematized chart patterns — a father of technical analysis.
Read the profile →Robert D. Edwards
fl. 1940s · Co-author of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends — pioneer of pattern analysis.
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