James Chen, CMT

James Chen, CMT

Director, Trading & Investing Investopedia


James Chen, Chartered Market Technician (CMT), has been a financial market trader and analyst for nearly two decades. He is the author of the books, "Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading" (John Wiley and Sons, 2009) and "Essentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets" (John Wiley and Sons, 2010), as well as author/speaker for the instructional video series, "High-Probability Trend Following in the Forex Market."

James has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Reuters, Dow Jones, and Forbes, among many other financial news outlets, and has also been featured as an expert mentor on the widely-acclaimed “Trading Academy” show, where he trained and mentored numerous traders in a high-stakes trading competition. James issues daily analysis of the financial markets, authors frequent articles on trading strategies, and is a featured speaker at major trading seminars and conferences.