Bill Deakins

Partner, Candlestick Trading Partners

Bill> Deakins serves as a Partner for the financial organization Candlestick Trading Partners, a Dobbs Ferry, New York, business that applies candlestick trading processes to the stock market and shares its specialized knowledge with new members of the industry. At his firm, Bill Deakins leads training initiatives on the use of candlestick charts, a traditional Japanese method of representing statistical information that allows analysis and projections of future trends. For Bill Deakins’ particular application of candlestick trading, he teaches traders how to leverage tools such as daily charts, intraday charts, market news, volumes, and sectors. As proof of the value of his methods, Bill Deakins’ personal portfolio increased in value of by more than 400% in 2010. Prior to this work, he served as a Senior Vice President of the financial firm Centennial Venues, Ltd. For eight years, Bills Deakins contributed his knowledge of the market as he managed the trading desk and trained new employees. For every five traders to come under the direction of Bill Deakins, two reached a level of success. Outside of the financial world, Bill Deakins shares his leadership skills with several nonprofit and community service groups. In addition to contributing to his town’s economy, Bills Deakins maximizes community resources as a member of the Dobbs Ferry Ad Hoc Facilities Committee. A former college football player, he also shares his athletic expertise as a soccer coach. His most prominent contribution, however, may lie in his self-initiated philanthropic work; the Deakins Family Charitable Foundation has donated financial assistance totaling tens of thousands of dollars to educational and medical causes since 2001.