James P. Chorek graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1982, with a Bachelor of Business Administration, concentrating in Finance and Business Economics. As a native of Chicago, the excitement of the commodities markets drew him back home, becoming a runner and clerk in the summer of 1982 at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. His fascination with the foreign exchange markets began at Clayton Brokerage Company's International Monetary Market (IMM) desk.

After contemplating the possibility of life as a pit trader, Mr. Chorek decided instead to become a technical analyst with Money Market Services in 1983. Nearly eight years with MMS allowed him to thoroughly investigate the foreign exchange, money and credit markets, developing skills to become a popular market timer with institutional clients around the globe.

A new decade brought a new venue for analysis, Elliott Wave International. After moving to the Atlanta area in 1990 to help develop an institutional division at EWI, Mr. Chorek settled into the position of Director of Currency Research. The "Currency Outlook" and its "Chorek's Forex Wrap-Up" became a "must read" among foreign exchange professionals throughout the 1990s.

Tiring of the long, hot Georgia summers, Mr. Chorek decided to move his family to the mountains of western North Carolina in early 2000, starting his own company, Chorek.com, Inc. He actively trades his own account through his membership at the Mid-America Exchange. He is also a long-time member of the Market Technicians Association and one of the first members to receive the coveted "Charter Market Technician" designation. When he is not analyzing the markets, you'll find Mr. Chorek fishing in one of the many trout streams of the Smoky Mountains.