Master the Markets with AJ Monte’s 7-Point Checklist

by Brandon Zamucen | Mar 5, 2025 | Educational, Resources, Risk Management, Trading Strategies

When it comes to trading, knowledge and discipline are your greatest assets. Yet, many traders fall into the same traps—emotional decision-making, chasing trades, and failing to manage risk effectively. That’s why AJ Monte, CMT, created the 7-Point Trading Checklist—a...

Short-Term Bounce Before Next Leg Down; AJ Monte’s Weekly Market Report

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...

Equity Markets are Breaking Below Support & Downside Targets are Getting Hit

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...

Three Ways to Trade the VIX for Profit… It’s NOT as Difficult as You Might Imagine

by Brandon Zamucen | Feb 17, 2025 | AJ Monte, Risk Management, Trading Strategies, Volatility

In 1993, Professor Bob Whaley created the Volatility Index, which forever changed the way options were traded in the open market. Up until that time, floor traders relied on the Black-Scholes model to calculate the fair value of the options they traded. While the...

DOGE? Inflation? Jobs? Earnings? Regardless of the reason, trading VOLATILITY & OPPORTUNITIES are HERE

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...

The Volatility Index (aka the VIX) is Warning the S&P 500 is About to Drop

by Brandon Zamucen | Feb 10, 2025 | AJ Monte, Market Insights, Risk Management, Trading Strategies, Volatility

In the 40+ years that I’ve been trading the markets I’ve found the Volatility Index to be one of the best leading indicators for forecasting price action. While the VIX is known to be an oscillating index, it follows the technical signals like any stock would. If...