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Chris Ciovacco

Affiliation: Ciovacco Capital Management

Chris began his investment career with Morgan Stanley in Atlanta in 1994. With a focus on global macro investing, Chris uses both fundamental and technical analysis to assist in managing risk while looking for growth opportunities around the world in all asset classes.

Chris graduated from Georgia Tech with Highest Honors earning a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering in 1990.

He is now the Chief Investment Officer at Ciovacco Capital Management.

Visit: Ciovacco Capital Management




Chris Ciovacco's Latest Articles | 69

Reaction to Central Banks of Uppermost Importance

Apr 30, 2013| 

Trends Improve After Recent Stumble For most of us that work on Wall Street, it is fair to say the financial markets are more dependent on low rates and central... Read »

Are Stocks Getting Ready to Correct?

Jan 31, 2013| 

Odds Favor Pullback vs. Ongoing Vertical Ascent A common sense tenet of investing is assessing possible risk relative to the possible reward. As we have noted since... Read »

Muted Response To Fed And Contingency Plans

Dec 13, 2012| 

It is too early to get overly concerned about the intraday weakness we have seen in recent sessions. However, it is not too early to have contingency plans in place... Read »

Which ETFs Performed Best During QE2?

Sep 13, 2012| 

If you are looking for an edge in terms of Thursday’s highly anticipated Fed announcement, the statements leading up to the announcement of QE2 in 2010 are an... Read »

Fed Tries To Calm European and Stock Market Waters

Jul 25, 2012| 

As outlined in a July 22 video, there are still numerous reasons to be bullish relative to the intermediate-term outlook for stocks. However, there has been significant... Read »

Euro Opportunity Could Be Coming

Jul 6, 2012| 

It didn’t take long for the press to hop on the “pressure grows on Fed to act” train following the weak employment data on Friday morning. From Reuters: Expectations... Read »

Can Europe Pull Germany From Fantasy Land?

Jun 27, 2012| 

We sympathize with Germany’s position in Europe. They understand it will be much more difficult to see over-extended budgets brought back into line after checks... Read »

Too Early to Take Much from Monday’s Gains

May 22, 2012| 

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the Greeks may be having a change of heart relative to going out on their own sans the euro: Greece’s conservatives,... Read »

Uncertainty Abounds – Markets Have Taken Note

May 16, 2012| 

Last summer the big question in the markets was whether or not the European Central Bank (ECB) would print large quantities of money in an effort to cap rising bond... Read »

Europe: Big Problems Remain for Markets

May 11, 2012| 

In December 2011, the European Central Bank (ECB) attempted to paper over the debt crisis. As noted by the Wall Street Journal on April 18, “Europe’s bold program... Read »

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