Tom Vician, Chief Investment Strategist of Alpha Trader, updates each portfolio with up to 10 of the highest-rated "Alpha Score" stocks twice a month. Tom is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) with more than 20 years' of trading experience and a profitable history of using trading systems to manage money for investors.
Tom began at Merrill Lynch, working for two of the largest producing brokers as a Series 7 licensed assistant before starting a yearlong apprenticeship with one of the world's top traders. There he learned the nuances of trend following, system development, risk management and technical analysis.
Tom moved on to managing money full time, and in 2006, became portfolio manager for a $20 million hedge fund/commodity pool operator.
Currently, Tom manages a portfolio of private growth equity assets and develops quantitative trading systems. His Absolute Return Program offers back-tested, algorithmically-based portfolio management diversified across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities.
Tom has earned his Series 3 (Commodity) and Series 65 (Investment Advisor Representative) licenses, and has published educational white papers for the Market Technicians Association, of which he co-chairs the Austin chapter.
Analyst Articles
One of the best things about quantitative indicators is that they do not discriminate. Unlike...
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One of the best things about quantitative indicators is that they do not discriminate. Unlike investors, they cannot be swayed by emotions. They do not care if a stock is loved or hated, big or...
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Like position sizing, “sell” rules are one of the most underrated, ignored and overlooked areas of investing. You can find nearly anyone giving their opinion on whether to buy this stock or that stock. But when it comes to actually selling a position, you’ll often hear nothing but… Read More
It’s almost time to close the books on 2015, and I have no doubt many investors are...
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It’s almost time to close the books on 2015, and I have no doubt many investors are frustrated. The market has suffered sickening bouts of volatility with very little to show for it — the...
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If you want to start an argument, find adherents of technical analysis and adherents of fundamental...
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If you want to start an argument, find adherents of technical analysis and adherents of fundamental analysis and ask them which investing approach is better. The technical analysts will tell you a...
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As the market continues to carve out what looks to be a bottom, I’d like to show you the...
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As the market continues to carve out what looks to be a bottom, I’d like to show you the power of my trend-following system, because it’s during times like these that the next stock...
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Emotion is the bane of traders. It causes us to act rashly instead of rationally, and typically at...
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Emotion is the bane of traders. It causes us to act rashly instead of rationally, and typically at times when it’s most costly. It has been shown that investors are most bullish at or...
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Last month was the worst August for the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average in more than 16...
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Last month was the worst August for the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average in more than 16 years. For the S&P 500, it was the worst August since 2001.The volatility since has been almost...
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There is an old trading adage I’ve always liked: “The market will scare investors out...
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There is an old trading adage I’ve always liked: “The market will scare investors out or wear investors out.” Prior to Aug. 20, we were in a wear-you-out stage. The Dow was trading...
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If you want to start an instant argument, find adherents of technical analysis and adherents of...
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If you want to start an instant argument, find adherents of technical analysis and adherents of fundamental analysis, and then ask them which investing approach is better. The technical analysts...
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Look solely at the major indices, nothing seems amiss. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index are off only 2% to 3% from their 52-week highs. But despite the relative calm on the surface, hundreds of stocks are quietly tanking. A classic technical indicator… Read More
