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About Rick
Rick graduated Mayfair High in 1977. In 1978, he begain working for the second largest computer company of the time (Sperry Univac, 2nd to IBM) as a Computer Technician.

During the 1980s, he went from working in computer technology to repairing radar systems for Hughes Ground Systems group. Later he moved into large scale Energy Management and Automation Systems with various companies, traveling around the country to various Universities and Military Bases.

using HIS skills as a programmer, HE tested various theories THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO SEVERAL REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES ABOUT MARKET PRICE ACTION.

In the mid 1980s, Rick branched into programming for various business systems. Having a fascination with the markets, particularly the Futures and Commodity markets, he opened a trading account in 1989 and started trading in the Livestock complex.

And so the story begins...

"It was 1991 when I first heard the word "Fibonacci". Curious as to its connection to the markets, I soon came to realize that market patterns were not random zig-zags. What I discovered for myself is that there is a natural order to market behavior, and from that point on made it my mission to uncover the secrets of market timing."

Using his skills as a programmer, he tested various theories that eventually led to several remarkable discoveries about market price action. "It soon became clear to me that most of the material on trading out there was useless because they did not take into account the underlying reasons for market behavior."

However, bits and pieces of truth generated ideas that generated theories, theories that he could quickly test and either validate or reject. By 1996, Rick had created several useful trading tools that helped make market predictions with above average accuracy.

It was during 1996 that he first came upon the Internet scene. There he found a trading forum (and eventually several) where he could share his market predictions with anyone who wished to read about them. Within a very short period of time, he caught the attention of many traders noticing his high accuracy rate, that eventually led to forming a trading group of his own.

In 1996 he left his programming job and went to doing market forecasting full-time. Eventually, due to the number of readers of his work and those purchasing copies of his trading software tools, his FDate trading membership was born. Starting out as FutureSoft Publishing, the name later changed to ProfitMax Trading Inc. by the turn of the century.

"much Has been learned and discovered that allows us to take advantage of our market turn dates, allowing us to filter out those that we can likely trade for excellent profits"

"The works of W. D. Gann, J. M. Hurst, George Bayer and many others who have shared their knowledge about market cycles became extremely useful in providing new direction in market forecasting for me. While my market forecasting work has been mainly mathematical up until around 2000, my deep research into the works of these 'cycle' masters helped me realize that the 'math' was actually tied to the 'cycles'. Born from this are even greater discoveries that my members now benefit from."

By 2001, the original mathematical forecasting program FDates was given a new predictive algorithm based on Dynamic Cycle Extraction. How this is done is extremely unique and highly proprietary. Thus was born the main core of what is still called today the FDate Program.

Now 2008, 12 years have now passed and ProfitMax Trading Inc. is still at the forefront of forecasting future market tops and bottoms with a higher degree of accuracy then ever before. In addition, much has been learned and discovered that allows FDate members to take even greater advantage of market turn dates, thus allowing for increased profit potential and lower risk exposure.

The membership is setup to provide all members with a weekly report of future daily and weekly turn dates, just as it has been for 12 years now. In addition, additional powerful technical tools are available that used along with FDates gives traders an INCREDIBLE EDGE!

"You'd be amazed at what we have accomplished with FDates and these supporting tools."

You can contact the office anytime via email at rick@AmazingAccuracy.com.

 

"Successful market timing is important to successful trading. Let me help you trade with greater precision.""

Rick Ratchford

Thank you Rick for the best technical analysis I have ever known.

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