Our Market Analysts & Contributors

With over 20 years of experience in financial markets, Bruce is a seasoned finance MBA and CMT® charter holder. Having worked as head of trading strategy at hedge funds and a corporate advisor for trading firms, Bruce shares his expertise in futures to retail investors, providing actionable insights through both technical and fundamental analyses.

Vladimir is an independent trader, with over 18 years of experience in the financial markets. His expertise spans a wide range of instruments like stocks, futures, forex, indices, and commodities, forecasting both long-term and short-term market movements.

James Hyerczyk is a U.S. based seasoned technical analyst and educator with over 40 years of experience in market analysis and trading, specializing in chart patterns and price movement. He is the author of two books on technical analysis and has a background in both futures and stock markets.

Alejandro Arrieche specializes in drafting news articles that incorporate technical analysis for traders and possesses in-depth knowledge of value investing and fundamental analysis.

Muhammad Umair is a finance MBA and engineering PhD. As a seasoned financial analyst specializing in currencies and precious metals, he combines his multidisciplinary academic background to deliver a data-driven, contrarian perspective. As founder of Gold Predictors, he leads a team providing advanced market analytics, quantitative research, and refined precious metals trading strategies.

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

Yashu Gola is a crypto journalist and analyst with expertise in digital assets, blockchain, and macroeconomics. He provides in-depth market analysis, technical chart patterns, and insights on global economic impacts. His work bridges traditional finance and crypto, offering actionable advice and educational content. Passionate about blockchain's role in finance, he studies behavioral finance to predict memecoin trends.

Chainwire is an automated crypto-focused news distribution platform that enables brands to broadcast their news announcements to industry-leading publications.

Arslan is a finance MBA and also holds an MPhil degree in behavioral finance. An expert in financial analysis and investor psychology, Arslan uses his academic background to bring valuable insights about market sentiment and whether instruments are likely to be overbought or oversold.

With over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Bob has worked with various global rating agencies and multinational banks. Currently he is covering currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes and global equities, focusing mostly on European and Asian markets.

FinanceWire is a business and finance focused PR distribution platform that allows brands to broadcast their press release to top financial media outlets.

Tim Duggan is a commodities trader with more than 20 years of experience. He focuses on crude oil and energy spreads, combining technical tools with macro and fundamental analysis. He runs a private fund and writes The VWAP Report and The Oil Report newsletters — both widely read by institutional players and energy professionals.

Kris Longmore is the founder of Robot Wealth, where he trades his own book and teaches traders to think like quants without drowning in jargon. With a background in proprietary trading, data science, engineering and earth science, he blends analytical skill with real-world trading pragmatism. When he’s not researching edges, tinkering with his systems, or helping traders build their skills, you’ll find him on the mats, in the garden, or at the beach.

With 40 + years in the markets, Rob Isbitts leads Sungarden Investment Publishing. A veteran of seven bear markets, he champions an “Avoid Big Loss” discipline, using systematic technical and quantitative analysis to help investors profit in any climate.

Personal Full Name: Antreas Themistokleous Education And Work School(s) Attended: European University Cyprus Job Title: Trading content specialist

Jitan Solanki is a professional trader, market analyst, and educator. He day trades major currency and index markets and focuses on swing trading US equities and commodities.

FX Empire editorial team consists of professional analysts with a combined experience of over 45 years in the financial markets, spanning various fields including the equity, forex, commodities, futures and cryptocurrencies markets.

Nikola Lazic is a crypto analyst and investor since 2017, blending technical analysis,and Elliott waves principles to predict market behavior. His insights have aided funds, brokers, and projects across the crypto space. Known for reliable forecasts, he explores tech-society intersections shaping the digital assets ecosystem.