Jeff deGraaf
Jeff deGraaf is the Founder, Chairman and Head of Technical Research at Renaissance Macro Research, an independent research boutique. Jeff has become one of Wall Street’s most influential macro-based analysts over the last 25 years. He has helped legitimize technical analysis by employing a disciplined process reliant on data, history, and statistics, while discounting the narrative-based approach that remains so popular on Wall Street. He was ranked by Institutional Investor for the last twelve years, and ranked #1 Technical Analyst for the last eleven years. He is also member of Institutional Investor’s exclusive Research Hall of Fame.
Jeff deGraaf Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, Chairman, and Head of Technical Research
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Managing Director and Chief Technical Analyst
Academic History
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B.A., Finance
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Member, Market Technicians Association
Member, Chartered Financial Analysts
EARLY CAREER
Jeff integrates his acquired knowledge with cutting-edge quantitative techniques to cut through the bull and demystify the complexities of the world of finance.
Prior to launching RenMac, Jeff started his career at Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, where he served on the firm's investment policy committee as Managing Director.
He later moved to ISI Group as an Executive Managing Director, serving on the firm's management committee and heading the firm’s investment policy committee.
DESIGNATIONS
Chartered Market Technician
Chartered Financial Analyst
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Jeff is a frequent contributor to CNBC and often quoted in Barron's, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and The Wall Street Journal.
He is also regularly featured on various financial analyst speaking circuits worldwide.