About Greg Capra
Greg Capra
Greg Capra began his journey in the financial markets in the late 1980s with a deep commitment to understanding what truly drives price movement.
Through years of trial and error, he discovered that the conventional, indicator-based approach to technical analysis—still heavily promoted by most education firms—was flawed and ineffective.
“Trying to determine the direction of prices from a derivative of price itself makes no sense,” Greg often explains. “There are hundreds of indicators and endless settings combinations, making this method both subjective and confusing.”
This realization led Greg to develop his own methodology: “Techno-Fundamentals”—a powerful blend of Market Internals, Intermarket Analysis, and Technical Analysis.
This approach offers traders and investors a more objective, data-driven way to evaluate markets and make consistent decisions.
The Pristine Day Trader
Greg is widely regarded as a pioneer in online investing and trader education.
In 1994, he launched one of the first educational tools of its kind: The Pristine Day Trader Fax Letter, providing market insight and actionable trade ideas to active traders and investors. That fax evolved into one of the industry’s first educational ecosystems.
Trained Thousands
Over the years, Greg has trained thousands of individuals—from institutional money managers and proprietary traders to market makers and self-directed investors.
Many of his students have gone on to build successful careers, with some even founding their own educational firms.
Today, Greg teaches the Master Trader Technical Strategies (MTS)—a complete, professional-level course designed to equip traders with everything they need to succeed in today’s markets.
--- - -- Here is a Partial list of Companies that you have likely heard of, but were unaware that they were my students. Some worked for me.
OFTEN IMITATED, BUT NEVER MATCHED!
- Online Trading Academy (OTA)
- Ingresarios Trading
- Affinity Trading
- Fierce Trading
- Trade Out Loud
- Disciplined Trading
- Stock Swoosh
- Live Traders - Jared and Anmol
- I Fund Traders - Find One
- Major League Trading
- Revolutionary Trading
- The Seiden Strategies
- Pinnacle Institute
- Major League Stocks
- T3 Trading
- T3 Live
- Gap Edge Trading
- Title Trading
- Trendstar Trading Group
MasterTrader Technical Strategies
Many students attribute the knowledge they acquired under Greg's tutelage as the main reason for their success. A true testament to Mr. Capra’s teaching and his method that they use to teach.
McGraw-Hill Publishing and Wiley Publishing each commissioned to author several books and DVDs on the subject of technical trading and investing.
Trading Tools & Tactics
MasterTrader Technical Strategies (MTS) was created for the current markets to create Master Traders of stocks, options, futures, and currencies.
- Trading for Daily Income
- Swing Trading (2-5 day holding period)
- Core Trading (holding period greater than 5 days)
- Options Trading and Investing for Income and Wealth
Mr. Capra's concepts and method are often Imitated – but Never Matched
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