Welcome back to Schaefer's market bash up. We are in the midst of a big week for markets.

Fed meeting is underway today, Tuesday, July 27th.

We've got GDP data on Friday,

I think some more inflation PCE numbers are coming out or in the thick of

earning season so amidst all that I figure it's time to bring out the big guns so

please welcome Mark Patrino,

uh, CMT and lead educator at benzinka.com and the first Connecticut resident to be

joining me on the podcast. Thrilled for that.

Mark, how's it going?

It's going well, thank you.

How are you?

I'm pretty good, pretty good.

So if you've ever Google stock market investing, Beninga has come up.

I mean, you guys are, you know, at the forefront of everything

and Schaifers and Bizinka have had some great team-ups in the past.

A lot of our traders and former pod guests have appeared on boot camps and other presentations.

I'm sure you're the mastermind behind all of that.

Your new program quoted as to teach and empower students to learn how to profit from the recognition of important

levels and trends in the markets. We love to hear that. That's a type of expectations

that really aligns over here at Schaefer's. To dive in, I want to talk about kind of your background. You started out on the trading side. You're still a CMT, but in your new and current role as of April 2021, I believe you moved over to lead educator. So what prompted the change into this more education and writing standpoint?

Well, I'll just give you a little bit about my background. I was in the

institutional trading world for about 20 years where I got brought in by a very

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