ITM Trading, Released on 5/26/25

“What’s coming up is gonna destroy millions—tens of millions—of retirees’ retirements if they are not careful,” warns Chris Vermeulen, founder and chief investment officer at TheTechnicalTraders.com. In an interview with Daniela Cambone, he lays out a highly bearish outlook for financial markets, forecasting a severe economic downturn that he believes could rival or surpass the 2008 financial crisis. “To me, it looks like a stage four, which is a financial reset—kind of like the tech bubble, the 2008 financial crisis.” Vermeulen predicts the S&P 500 could decline by as much as 47–55%, echoing the scale of past collapses. He also sees gold as a critical indicator of systemic risk and growing investor fear. “We’re seeing a big movement into gold because you’re getting out of the financial system. You’re holding physical assets.” Watch the full video to learn how you can better protect your portfolio.

00:00 A reset will occur in all asset classes
2:19 Gold is the prophet
4:22 S&P will fall 40%
5:32 Will the housing market collapse?
8:10 Cash is the safest place
11:37 Gold’s super cycle
17:32 34% pullback in gold
22:49 Not enough supply for gold

Chris Vermeulen has been involved in the markets since 1997 and is the founder of Technical Traders Ltd. He is an internationally recognized technical analyst, trader, and is the author of the book: 7 Steps to Win With Logic.

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