by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 22, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights, Trading Strategies, Volatility
Despite markets closing the week on a slightly higher note, $DIA finished with a lower-high/lower low candle. One day does not make the markets, but this PIVOT POINT is significant. To dial it back, market volatility is here, in a big way, and it is important to...
by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 19, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights, Technical Analysis, Trading Strategies, Volatility
The S&P had it’s best Fed day since July; Hear more from AJ Monte as he discusses the short term upside expected in the markets and his updated views on the VIX, S&P, Dow, and additional market commentary in his 19-Mar-25 MidWeek Market Report: back to...
by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 17, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights, Risk Management, Technical Analysis
The current P/E ratio of the S&P 500, based on trailing twelve-month earnings, is approximately 26.4, which is well above the historical average of 15.7x earnings. When the P/E ratio climbs 50% above the historical average, markets start looking stretched, and...
by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 10, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights
The impact of a tariff trade war on the markets is multi-faceted, influencing stock prices, bond yields, inflation, economic growth, and currency values. Based on current analysis and historical patterns, here’s how a tariff trade war, such as the one initiated by the...
by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 3, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights
Since the Great Depression of the early 1930’s, there have been 14 US recessions and, over the last century, the average recession lasted about 14 months. Historically, the standard rule of thumb for identifying a recession was two consecutive quarters of negative GDP...
by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 1, 2025 | AJ Monte, Risk Management, Trading Strategies
Friday’s markets saw some short covering & month-end window dressing, but AJ sees this as a setup for the next leg down. Hear more about this and a lot more in this week’s Weekly Market Report from AJ Monte: For a FREE, no-gimmick, two-week trial, and...
