Dan Zanger is an American technical stock analyst and equities trader, author, and entrepreneur. He is the world record holder for the largest percent change for a personal portfolio for a 12 month period and an 18 month period in the history of the stock market.
Dan Zanger Net Worth
Dan Zanger has a net worth estimated to be $40 million. Aside from being a stock trader, he also established Chartpattern.com which is an investment advisory service.
He gained prominence when he made $10,775 into $18 million between June 1998 and December 1999. With this gain, he became the world record holder for the largest percent change for a personal portfolio for a 12-month period of time and an 18-month period of time ever in the stock market.
This huge success got Zanger featured on a number of big magazines including Fortune, Forbes, and Stocks & Commodities Magazines.
Three times a week, on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday, he releases his newsletter which is like a summary of the overall market and his latest charts analysis.
He was also the weekly host of his own show on the Business Channel in LA.
Personal Life
Daniel J. Zanger or Dan Zanger was born in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. His mother was a psychologist and his father was a physician. When he was in college, he decided to drop out to start a career in snow skiing in Colorado and Idaho. During this time, he worked various jobs to support himself like a prep cook, bellhop, and cab driver.
After a few years, he moved back to Los Angeles with only a high school education and no trade experience. He worked for a landscaping company and then earned his contractor’s license. He focused on building pools as an independent contractor and from this, he earned a good amount of money.
It was his mother Elaine who loved the stock market. Dan would often accompany his mom and watch business channels with her. Stock trading piqued his interest.
Professional Career
Dan sold his Porsche for almost 11,000 dollars to have the needed capital to fully venture into stock trading. This capital turned into $18 million between June 1998 and December 1999, which is a really amazing achievement. This was verified by Forbes Magazine. With this, he became a record holder for having the largest profit margin within just a 12 month period and an 18 month period.
Zanger’s newsletters “The Zanger Report” come three times a week and include around 16 charts on average. They have the analysis of the major trends, buy and sell points,,and his personal picks.
He founded Chartpattern.com which has now helped so many traders.
In 2015, he was part of the book entitled “Momentum Masters: A Roundtable Interview with Super Traders.” Dan stated that with the book, aspiring and beginner traders can understand his very own way of trading.
Dan Zanger Relationship Status
There is no information about Dan’s relationship status or dating history.