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

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.

Cross Asset Strategy

Multiple Countries / Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Surface Strength, Underlying Fragility: Despite record highs in U.S. equities, narrow market breadth, inter-market divergences, and macro-cycle pressures signal growing instability beneath the surface.</li>
<li>Rising Tail Risks: Geopolitical tensions (e.g., fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire) and shifting U.S. trade policy (potential 70% tariffs) threaten to disrupt market momentum and trigger volatility.</li>
<li>Prepare for Inflection: Timing models and liquidity indicators point to a Q3 turning point; investors should rebalance toward quality, raise cash, and deploy tactical hedges ahead of possible late-year turbulence.</li>
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Surface Strength, Underlying Fragility: Despite record highs in U.S. equities, narrow market breadth, inter-market divergences, and macro-cycle pressures signal growing instability beneath the surface.
Rising Tail Risks: Geopolitical tensions (e.g., fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire) and shifting U.S. trade policy (potential 70% tariffs) threaten to disrupt market momentum and trigger volatility.
Prepare for Inflection: Timing models and liquidity indicators point to a Q3 turning point; investors should rebalance toward quality, raise cash, and deploy tactical hedges ahead of possible late-year turbulence.


Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX INDEX)

Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index

US Equities Hit All-Time Highs—but Are Markets Ignoring Growing Risks?