VENUE for the Melbourne hybrid meetings – Arcadia Hotel, South Yarra. More venue details below in the Activities/Items section. In-person networking from 5.15 pm to 6 pm with finger food, PROVIDED you register beforehand.
NOTE: In-person 5.15 pm - 9 pm, and broadcast over the web from 6 - 8 pm AEST. Informal discussion with the guest speaker(s) takes place over dinner from 8.15 pm, along with further networking amongst the members and guests.
Join our ATAA meetings to improve your understanding of
how to invest or trade successfully in the financial markets,
focusing on the correct use and application of Technical Analysis
Session Highlights:
• Robert Brain: All about picking stocks
• Hot topic with Louise Bedford: Investing Psychology Secrets
• Network & Socialize: Connect with fellow traders, share experiences, and enjoy free snacks
• Ideas Exchange: Discover fresh market insights from like-minded market enthusiasts
Meeting Agenda:
5.15 pm - 6 pm – Informal networking (includes free finger food)
6 pm to 6:05 pm – MEETING OPENING, Welcome by President and HOUSEKEEPING
6.05 pm to 6.15 pm – Melbourne ATAA Chapter AGM & President’s address
6.15 pm to 6.40 pm - Robert Brain - Private Trader (in-person)
Topic: “How good are you at picking stocks? Should I have bought this stock?”
Robert ran a session like this in October 2024. In this session Robert will, like last time, show a price chart for a security (a stock, or ETF or whatever), with the last four weeks of price data hidden. And he will ask you this question: “Should I have bought this security a month ago?” Robert can add a chart indicator to the chart, and show you the daily, or weekly, or monthly price data. We can view a candle chart, or line chart, or HLC chart, or whatever – that’s your call during the meeting. After some discussion, and some sharing of opinions, Robert will display the stock performance over the last four weeks to reveal whether we should have, or should not have, bought this stock. In this session you will have two opportunities: (1) to show us how good your stock-picking is, and (2) the opportunity to pick up some tips from others about stock-picking. To give you a clue, we might use a security from the S&P/ASX 300 (XKO) index to help guarantee liquidity.
About Robert Brain
Robert has been studying the many aspects of technical analysis since 2006, and he is convinced that the share market price charts summarise the underlying opinions and emotions of the real market participants, and that every price chart tells a story. He also believes that Price Action Context is very relevant, and that Nimble Short-Term Investing is the way to go.
A few years ago, Robert decided to combine his then casual interest in the share market with his extensive experience as an educator to develop his web-based Share Market Toolbox business to help investors and traders to refine their own strategies and learn about the strategies of others. Robert is a private trader and educator, and an ATAA Councillor in the Melbourne Chapter. He also runs the Australian BullCharts (charting software) User Group with monthly Melbourne meetings and online webinar sessions.
6.45 pm to 8.00 pm – GUEST SPEAKER (in-person):
Louise Bedford – The Trading Game
Topic: “Investing Psychology Secrets: How to Stay Calm, Clear, and Consistent”
If you’ve ever wrestled with drawdowns, FOMO, or the nagging voice that says you’re not good enough, this presentation will change the way you think about trading.
Louise Bedford, best-selling author of 6 books on the stock market and trader for 35 years, will take you inside the psychology of successful traders – why emotional detachment is the hallmark of an expert, how to spot the warning signs of burnout before it derails you, and the tiny habits that create lasting discipline.
You’ll discover practical, actionable techniques to shift from despair to confidence, and from stress to clarity. This isn’t theory – it’s about building the mindset and systems that let you trade with consistency and calm, no matter what the market throws at you.
About Louise Bedford
With six bestselling books and over three decades of trading experience, Louise Bedford is one of Australia’s most respected voices in the sharemarket. She’s a behavioural finance expert, professional trader since 1990, and the founder of the Trading Game Mentor Program - designed to help traders put their profits on autopilot and retire early. This is the longest-running trading Mentor Program in the world.
With degrees in Psychology and Business, Louise specialises in trading psychology, candlestick charting, pattern recognition and high-performance decision-making. She’s also the host of Talking Trading, a weekly podcast packed with practical trading tactics and mindset strategies.
Louise’s approach is grounded, real-world, and results-driven – empowering traders to work smarter, trade with confidence, and create lasting wealth.
Join us for dinner after the presentations, for general discussion and networking with other members.
The knowledge network for successful financial market trading and investing.
NEXT MEETING:
When: Thursday 11th December 2025, 5.15 pm until 9 pm.
Speaker: Alan Oliver
Where: Arcadia Hotel (TBC)
2 Toorak Road (cnr Punt and Toorak Roads), South Yarra