Stephen E. Davis is a 25-year veteran of the markets, who has spent the past nine years as a retail broker with RJOFutures. He is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, and started as a runner at the Mid America Commodity Exchange in 1981. Davis' past experience involved working with firms Stotler Grain, O'Connor Grain, Dean Witter, R.J. O'Brien, and Rosenthal Collins. His trading floor experience in agriculture and financial markets is the foundation of his brokerage approach. Throughout his career, he has worked with clients ranging from retail clients to some very large institutional clients. “My focus is on price, and my philosophy is that chart patterns will show you where the big money is made,” he says.

In his time as a broker, he has seen an evolution of the trading process. “As all of these markets move from the trading floor to the computer screen, we are all like locals on the trading floor—and we do not have to pay millions of dollars for our memberships.” His advisory experience includes CQG, Moore Research, Dennis Gartman (The Gartman Letter), The Hightower Report, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

Sector Focus

Stephen specializes in the agricultural markets.

Analysis Preference

He likes to focus on the technicals, with an emphasis on weekly and monthly charts.

Strengths and Trading Philosophy

Stephen’s strengths include his rapport with clients and his experience in helping clients with myriad situations in many different markets. His trading philosophy is to take profits along the way and always define the risk.

NOTE: This individual exercises independent judgement in trading, and readers are urged to exercise their own judgement in trading.