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 | Feb 28, 2025 | Market Insights, Newsletter
And JUST like that, February is in the books and we are entering the end of Q1 2025. Volatiltiy continues to be a major theme which reinforces the need for disciplined trading AND risk management. We LOVE hearing of great trade success from so many of you and are...
by Brandon Zamucen | Feb 22, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights, Risk Management, Trading Strategies
Equity markets are incredibly overvalued. Gold & silver are soaring, and rates are NOT going down any time soon. This is one of the most OVERVALUED markets IN HISTORY *The S&P is expensive 19 out of 20 metrics, according to BofA Analysis. *Some metrics, such...
by Brandon Zamucen | Feb 21, 2025 | Market Insights, Newsletter
2025 is flying and we are now nearng the end of earnings season and February. Markets remain headline driven-so paying attention to the technicals and remaining disciplined is tantamount. Shortened trading weeks force more data and catalysts into a smaller period-so...
by Brandon Zamucen | Feb 13, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights, Risk Management, Volatility
Market volatility is here because of a combination of factors that create unpredictability in the markets. Economic uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, and market sentiment shifts fuel fluctuations in asset prices. Events like central bank policy changes, inflation...
