The Active Trader Program is the cornerstone of offerings by Safety in the Market.
It’s the program everything else builds from - refined over decades, pressure-tested in real markets, and designed to turn knowledge into practical trading skill.
At the heart of the Active Trader Program is the work of W.D. Gann, a respected trader whose ideas were developed more than 100 years ago.
In a world of AI, algorithms, and lightning-fast technology, that might seem surprising - until you realise this: markets may change, but human behaviour doesn’t. That’s why Gann’s work continues to stand the test of time.
Gann was known for his extraordinary ability to forecast market turning points in advance. Independent reviews of his work have credited him with a documented success rate of over 90% in his trading.
What made Gann different was the structure he applied to his trading:
- Price
- Time
- Pattern
- Time-Tested Methods
- Repeatable Rules
Read more about Gann's techniques and his extraordinary results in the markets >
Gann was well known for his complex writing style, and while many have studied Gann, very few truly understood how to apply his work consistently in live markets.
That changed with David Bowden. (see image)
David Bowden - founder of Safety in the Market spent years studying Gann’s original writings, charts, and forecasting techniques. More importantly, he did the hard work of distilling Gann's complex ideas and writings into easy to understand, practical, repeatable trading methods and rules.
David soon became recognised internationally as a leading authority on W.D. Gann’s trading techniques, earning a reputation for publishing highly accurate market forecasts - including nominating precise time and price targets for multiple major tops and bottoms in the Australian Share Price Index.
In 1989, David founded Safety in the Market with a simple but powerful goal:
to remove unnecessary complexity from trading and provide everyday traders with a safe, logical, and disciplined approach to trading grounded in time-tested methods - not guesswork.
The Active Trader Program became the vehicle for that mission.
Every lesson, rule, and process exists for one reason:
to help you make smarter, safer trading decisions when it matters most.
Read more about David Bowden, WD Gann and Safety in the Market here, via our full website.
Darren is our Active Trader Program Trainer.
Darren's journey with Safety in the Market began in 2009 as a student, where he learned many valuable lessons, particularly from the early challenges of trying to catch those 'falling knives' trading during the GFC.
After graduating from our Platinum Course in 2013, Darren's trading success has given him the freedom to pursue his other passion - professional soccer coaching - while earning and income from both pursuits. His unique blend of skills as both a trader and coach makes him a great addition to our team and we're thrilled to have him on board.
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