Chuck Dukas SME

Founder and Chief Strategist, TRENDadvisor

Chuck Dukas is the founder of TRENDadvisor and the architect of the acuTREND and acuTRADE methodology. His work is grounded in an 80-20 allocation framework that reflects how institutions and family offices deploy capital across full market cycles, with the majority of analytical focus dedicated to sustained, long-duration opportunities and a smaller portion reserved for risk management and capital protection as regimes change.

He brings decades of experience developing disciplined, rules-based frameworks for market phase identification, trend conviction, and institutional portfolio decision-making. His approach emphasizes repeatability, regime awareness, and allocator-grade transparency, translating complex market structure into clear, decision-level context rather than short-term trading instruction.

Dukas is a veteran financial markets analyst with a long-standing record in technical market research and practitioner education. Recognized by Stocks & Commodities magazine as one of the “Best and Brightest of Technical Analysis,” he has earned a reputation for helping professionals maintain conviction during favorable conditions while managing exposure as trend integrity deteriorates.

Over his career, he has coached and mentored traders and investment professionals at every level, from independent practitioners to institutional desks, with an emphasis on price-driven decision-making and disciplined frameworks rather than tactical execution. He served more than 13 years as Group Leader of the Boston Technical Analysis Group and as Chairperson of the New England chapter of the Market Technicians Association, helping build one of the most active regional technical-analysis communities in the country.

Dukas has presented at leading institutions including Harvard, MIT, Babson College, Bentley University, the Boston Stock Exchange, and Bloomberg NYC.

Mark Dukas, VP

Mark Dukas serves as the firm’s primary equity analyst, providing disciplined market evaluation, sector research, and data-driven equity screening. His work supports the position-trading framework with focused, timely analysis across growth, technology, and thematic sectors.

He also brings strong expertise in digital-asset markets, contributing informed perspective on tokenized ecosystems, market structure, and emerging-asset trends. His combined equity and digital-asset background broadens analytical depth and strengthens multi-asset coverage.