James E. Schildgen, B.B.A., M.B.A., C.T.A. - (Loyola University, Chicago).

      Achieved top retail futures broker/trader status (in downtown Chicago locations) at three New York Based stock/commodity firms, achieving Vice-President of Sales status in each. Became lead broker over 60-65 salesmen within two years' time in each. Top year, traded over $3.34 billion in total equity, with an estimated 10,200 ctcs.

     Is well known as being one of the advanced hard-asset advisors on the street, with a thorough knowledge in currencies, money and financial history. While a V.P. of Dean Witter, was listed in the "Who's Who in Hard Money Economics" by Matlock and Silber, 1980-81 edition. Other listees are Harry Schultz, James Dines, James Sinclair, Howard Ruff to name a few.

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                      "You had the dates [for] this month pegged! Bravo!"            S.S., Chicago, ILL. (December 2007)

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     Private analyst specializing in financial & economic cycles, advanced technical analysis, historical Crisis expert, buying manias and selling panics and crashes. Expert in trading methodologies, systems applications and correct cycles analysis.

      In 2005, perfectly called the swings in the Crude Oil/energies complex moves, both as to the time of Buying Price Climax (exact days) as well as the price highs of the move. Got some clients short within 50 points of the days' highs.

      Also, in the March-April timeframe - 2005, got private clients long at the 83.-85.00 Dollar Index level before it was "fashionable." Prices eventually rose to about 93.00. Put his bullish-Dollar opinion out in direct opposition to those of Soros, Gates and Buffett - nobody important or big in size, and thousands of Dollar-bear institutions. Also, gave his extensive research and discoveries out as to the dominant currency cycles and their lengths in the currency markets, which are the largest financial markets traded worldwide. ($ 1.8 trillion daily) 

      Specialized in calling major- and intermediate-price moves in advance, long before they become seen or even start. (Check out his "About me..." navbar, and see what others say from first hand observation.) Trading by knowing the future is the most fun! All the future really is, is crowd psychology behavior reflecting the past history in repeating price patterns. He says that understanding the optimism and pessimism or "Crowd Psychology" is the key.

      Developed the first mathematically correct group indexes ever devised for the 8-type of market groups in the futures universe. Most publicized were the Schildgen Grain Index, the Schildgen Metals Index and the Schildgen Forex Index. Have been published in Japanese finance trade publications such as Rudolph Wolff-K.K. C.T.A. magazine, the Futures Tribune, Sakimono Magazine and Max Magazine, all based in Tokyo.

       Taught the first accredited classes in technical analysis ever at the accredited university level school, before the Chicago exchanges developed their courses, in association with the Chicago Commodity Educational Club, and H. Vavak, President.

      Has lectured in numerous financial seminars, sales seminars, trading lectures and presentations at institutions including one Central bank overseas. Also was a main speaker for seven years running at the main (Chicago) World Economic Seminars by Morris and Mull, 1988 through 1995. Also Percentage Plus's "Technical Analysis IV," Computrac's "TAG XI" (New Orleans), Kezai Looks's Hilton Hotel's "Foreign Traders Conference," Heinoold's Investment Seminar, etc.

      Appeared on financial TV and radio programs (i.e. Ch. 26/WCIU, Ch. 2, etc.), both for my financial-/economic comments, as well as promoting my first book on gold and trading methods - "Analytical Methods for Successul Speculation." Ben Larsen, Jack Taylor, Kurt Rense, Terry Savage (all in Chicago) are just some of the anchors who have interviewed him.

       Maintained a collection of hand-drawn price chart histories his entire life. At the university studies, over 300 daily and 350 weekly histories of equities were kept on his own time. From his research position forward, his first full time work, over 3,410 plus yearly charts have been compiled of futures contracts plus numerous private studies, special projects, equity indexes, etc. rarely shown to the public.

       Associated with the Foundation for the Study of Cycles (F.S.C.) for decades; he has grown to the point of reverse engineering the causal factors behind almost all their proven long term economic cycles, and well as most short term trading cycles and their variations.

       Has written 6 BOOKS and numerous MONOGRAPHS on energy cycles, as well as how they apply, with hundreds of charts to prove his discoveries in this field. Plus, articles and interviews in many financial publications, from Tokyo, Italy, the Bahamas to the U.A.E.  Book reviews of "Analytical Methods..." totaled over 40 in number. Two were neutral/negative and the other 38+ all positive. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange alone bought over 1,500 copies for marketing purposes, mainly because of its focus on the gold market, in an attempt to restart its gold contract in the early '90s. Also contributed heavily to the C.M.E.'s "Go Gold" N.L., the C.B.O.T.'s monthly "Member's Letter" as well as many various financial trade journals. Three books are privately printed and were only given to attendees of a 5-day Market Cycles/Trading seminar. Two books have only been shown to a few attendees, but not passed out because of the importance of their content

      Had his "Crowd Psychology Chart" of the giant bull/bear market of Gold (1975 to 1985) copied and distributed by the producers of the 'Ira Epstein Show' in Chicago. Passed out thousands of free posters of the emotions and financial attitudes in all giant bull- & bear markets.

      Developed a standing library of over 1,100+ books in all areas of finance, economics, trading, history, panics, crashes and special situations. Was a member of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles from business grad school forward. Had to literally turn down two libraries offered by fellow trader/researchers (or from their heirs) who had to pass them over due to a lack of physical space of merging them into his own library. "E.T.," a famous instructor of astrophysics at the Air Force Academy who wrote many articles for the F.S.C., was one library he passed over.

      Has become the most authoritative specialist in PANICS, CRASHES and BUYING MANIAS in the financial field. Has effectively explained away over 92% of all recorded events of this nature, mostly by just three energy cycles. This has never been made public but available only in private seminars. Is currently re-organizing all notes to possibly explain all the 'Financial Crises' over the last 250 years, by which cyclic force/energy date. His current list is over 32 pages of small, handwritten notes. Details  incluudes such things as; "The 1973 Commodity (buying) Panic was due to the 29.46-yr. Cycle, dominant over grains and foodstuffs. The 1974 Commodity (buying) Panic is due to the 54.90-yr. Cycle, often called the Kondratieff Wave after Nicolei D. Kondratieff, economist. This will be projected out, on a half-cycle to 2002-03, creating a massive buying phase for all commodities."   This has occurred!

     FUTURES magazine article, December 2002 - "What looks 'hot' in 2003" by Darrell Jobman, editor. Was quoted in this edition via an article written in July of that year, focusing on the grain sector. While the article was never published as a whole, parts were included in their year-end wrapup to show readers the future as envisioned by experts. "...that when you have some exact, thorough timelines to follow, you can project the mass behavior into the future." "I know with certainty that 2003 will be a panic high for physicals that will -- in hindsight -- be called a financial panic," he says making comparisons with 1973-74, on one of the wildest periods in commodity price history. "This is based on the 27.45-year cycle length with a minor shift adjustment factor. And 2004 will be a financial panic in physicals as well, tied in to the 29.4577-year cycle. Individual groups of commodities will top out differently, just like back in 1973-74, but will have made substantial highs not seen by traders for many, many years." At the time, 'everybody' knew that stocks had turned back up, and commodities had no chance of having an across the board bullish move.

      Has traveled worldwide in his career to deal with people in trading and portfolio management.

      At the encouragement of many traders and friends over a decade ago, developed a trading seminar focusing on market cycles, energy cyclic sources and the bioenergy association to mass consciousness. Now over five days' length, it totally explains away all crowd psychology in financial behavior - the last "uncharted unknown" in man's civilization. The essence of each individual is based on his or her own bioenergy. Thinking patterns, behavior and attitude is highly influenced by chemicals and hormones released- or restricted mainly by the endocrine gland system as well as other chemicals/frequencies. Geneology or family socio-economic patterns also applies to how a person thinks about money. The seven socio-economic levels also modifies personal money traits.

      Is currently exploring the conclusive frequencies within the U.L.F., E.L.F. and V.L.F. bands and their interaction to human thought processes, the exact measured ones that have been proven to stimulate or de-stimulate the thought processes. This is the state-of-the-art crowd technical psychological analysis in the field of finance. In the United States, this form of crowd influence experimentation was begun in the 1960s and '70s by our intelligence agencies, but has rarely been commented on by the mainstream media.

     MUSIC:  On each NavBar or file on the left side of your screen, I've added some music for your enjoyment. Each piece comes from some movie tied in to 1) Gold heists or Gold trading (i.e. "Goldfinger," 1964), 2) Currencies, (i.e. "Thomas Crown Affair") 3) Equities (i.e. "Wall Street," 1987), 4) Futures trading or even 5) drug smuggling, perhaps the largest commodity market on the planet.  If you don't like to listen, just turn down your volume with the 'horn' icon on the bottom right of your screen. There is also a button on the bottom of each page, to access that page's rendition.                                                        

     For the challenge orieented, I've stated that I would buy anyone a  dinner when we meet who could guess the type market- or business theme of at leasrt ten movies, each piece and the movie it came from. Goldfinger and Wall Street's themes don't count.

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       "Your book on "Analytical Methods for Successful Speculation" was probably for years my bible on T.A.

   And I still refer to it."                                                                                                                              D.C., Toronto, Ontario

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                                                 ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMERITES

   Taken during my visit to Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. to meet the staff at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (A.D.I.A.). Also made a presentation to the U.A.E.'s Central Bank re "Trading and Market Cycles." The background is the Persian Gulf and skyline of Abu Dhabi. The car is my friend Ali's superfast Mercedes 300 CE-24 that he loves so much (205 m.p.h.). (Old picture however; he must have faster and nneater cars by now.)  Because of the desert climate however, almost no one has anything but white cars.....  Except Ali.

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     Sheik Ali and his brother during an evening of discussion, just before a sumptuous feast was served. The graciousness of my host was unexcelled, along with a night of Lou Dobbs, CNBC. Be careful when asking for strong- or Turkish coffee. With sugar or honey, it'll keep you up for no more than three or four nights.

     This also hit me as to the 'one-worldness' of the then Equity Bubble being  followed by every person on earth with capital. Any business news released to the media was immediately impacted by every trader/speculator on our planet.

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             The author/analyst/trader with His Excellancy Cai Li Min, Vice-Governer of Hebei Province, P.R. of China. Met back in October of 2000, in Chicago, Illinois, courtesy of relations with China Star Media Corp., Chicago, Illinois. Was the guide in hosting some fiifteen businessmen and politicians in seeing Chicago's business- and architecture. Of course, until people wake up and learn of how much China's growth has exploded, such as the 4,000 skyscrapers on the Shanghia skyline... or was it Hong Kong.          

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