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.
ATAA meetings provide education and discussion on investing and trading in financial markets, with a focus on technical analysis
Session Topics:
• Keith Mundy: Why Is It So? A private traders quest for the Holy Grail of investing
• Hot topic with Max Knobel: Cognitive Biases in Trading
• Network & Socialize: Connect with fellow traders, share experiences, enjoy complimentary snacks
• Ideas Exchange: Discover fresh market insights from like-minded market enthusiasts
Meeting Agenda:
5.15 pm - 6 pm – Informal networking (includes complimentary finger food)
6 pm to 6:05 pm – Meeting Opening, Welcome by President and housekeeping
6.05 pm to 6.40 pm
Keith Mundy - Private Trader (in-person)
Topic: “Why Is It So? Part 3”
In the first and second presentations Keith introduced the concept of all market movement being caused by previous movements. If this is true, then perhaps we can use these prior movements to predict and anticipate future market movements. Keith discusses this and demonstrates a trading strategy in the third part of a three-part series..
About Keith Mundy
Keith is a private trader using medium to long term strategies. He employs Stocks, ETFs and more recently Options. He bought his first share in 1996 and although it did take a few years, he was eventually drawn into that elusive goal of finding the Magic Grail of investing. He is still looking and, in the meantime, enjoys investigating alternate strategies.
6.55 pm to 8.00 pm – GUEST SPEAKER (Online):
Max Knobel – Independent Trader and Strategy Developer
Topic: “Cognitive Biases in Trading”
Why do smart traders still make avoidable mistakes? Often it comes down to cognitive biases that quietly shape every trading decision, often more than data or strategy. In her presentation, Max will look at familiar traps like loss aversion, confirmation bias, overconfidence, and recency bias, and show how they play out in real market situations. More importantly, she’ll give you practical ways to spot these biases in your own thinking, tighten your decision process, and trade with greater consistency rather than emotion.
About Max Knobel
Max Knobel is a private trader and certified Behavioural Consultant with over 20 years’ experience in the markets. As a discretionary trader, Max trades medium-term swing trades, short-term momentum stocks and, since retiring, intra-day NASDAQ futures.
Max is a former National Vice-President of the ATAA and has also been the MC multiple times at both the ATAA and IFTA Conferences.
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 9th April 2026, 5.15 pm until 9 pm.
Speaker: Richard Dale – Norgate Data
Where: Arcadia Hotel (TBC)
2 Toorak Road (cnr Punt and Toorak Roads), South Yarra