Market Strategist, RW Advisory

Ron William

Ron William is founder & CIO of RWA, an award-winning, macro-tactical, research and advisory firm, to a wide range of financial institutions & professionals, producing differentiated alpha, insightful idea generation and unique market timing.

He specialises in global, multi-asset, top-down framework, grounded in behavioural technical analysis, driven by cycles, based on the expanded "Roadmap" signature model of veteran market technician Robin Griffiths, originally published in Robin’s book “Mapping the Markets.” 

Driven by impactful education, Ron trains financial institutions and serves on the board of a variety of professional societies, notably as MENA director, education committee member of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA) and Development Director at the Foundation of the Study of Cycles (FSC). He is also a visiting lecturer at a variety of universities, active guest speaker for the CFA, CAIA & CISI, and senior teacher at colleges offering an accredited diploma in trading and investing.

Market Strategist

Fragile Geopolitics & Rising Oil Shock Risk

Escalating Middle East Conflict Sends Crude Oil Vols & Skews To Record Highs

Oil futures: Crude higher as Iran maintains grip on Strait of Hormuz

Oil futures: Crude holds near highs on US-Iran tensions

Fund Crude Oil Buying Over the Last Several Weeks Reflects Iran Hype, and Not Fundamentals

RW Advisory

RW Advisory, founded by Ron William, a market strategist with 20+ years of experience, offers macro/tactical research and advisory to a wide range of financial institutions.

Commodities

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<li>Q1 2026 volatility reflects structural market repricing amid cycle convergence, late-cycle dynamics, geopolitical tension, and behavioural extremes, signalling disruption-driven evolution rather than temporary macroeconomic fluctuations, consistent with historical instability patterns. </li>
<li>Super-Macro cycle pressures intensify 2026–2032, challenging institutional credibility and alliances; markets pivot from monetary anxiety to strategic energy exposure, mirroring prior eras where systemic strain reshaped economic and geopolitical orders. </li>
<li>Iran &amp; the Strait of Hormuz amplify global energy risk, with rising volatility &amp; strategic supply concerns driving investor focus toward hard assets, resilience, energy-linked exposure amid fragile multipolar geopolitics.</li>
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Q1 2026 volatility reflects structural market repricing amid cycle convergence, late-cycle dynamics, geopolitical tension, and behavioural extremes, signalling disruption-driven evolution rather than temporary macroeconomic fluctuations, consistent with historical instability patterns. 
Super-Macro cycle pressures intensify 2026–2032, challenging institutional credibility and alliances; markets pivot from monetary anxiety to strategic energy exposure, mirroring prior eras where systemic strain reshaped economic and geopolitical orders. 
Iran &amp; the Strait of Hormuz amplify global energy risk, with rising volatility &amp; strategic supply concerns driving investor focus toward hard assets, resilience, energy-linked exposure amid fragile multipolar geopolitics.


Cycle Convergence: Oil, Geopolitics & Crisis Risk