Experience
Monte’s career began as an economics lecturer before shifting to finance over a decade ago in roles that primarily dealt with analysis and strategy. He spent over five years at IG before joining Capital.com in 2025. Monte is a regular contributor to the region’s media heavyweights including Asharq Bloomberg and Sky News Arabia.
Education
Monte has a Masters degree in Economics from Waye State University where he lectured undergraduate students.
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Latest articles by Monte
Trading the Russell 2000 as Rate Cut Likelihoods Rise
We’re at levels unseen since December of last year as the small-cap index outperforms, with technicals turning bullish and price action moving in favor of majority client sentiment.
06:27, 14 August 2025
Trading gold ahead of US CPI
Traders await updates on bullion tariffs after “misinformation” claim, but that isn’t the only event this week on the fundamental front that can move the needle.
08:41, 11 August 2025
Trading the Nasdaq 100 as Tariffs Take Effect
Not far off recovering from last Thursday’s losses buoyed by big gains from a few of Big Tech, and in sentiment still a story of majority buy bias.
06:35, 7 August 2025
Trading the Dow 30 after the disappointing Non-Farm Payrolls
Technical overview shifts in the key index following the pullback late last week made worse by a deteriorating labor market, while CoT speculators shift to net sell for the first time in months.
07:55, 4 August 2025
Trading the Nasdaq 100 Amidst Big Tech Earnings
Microsoft and Meta notably impressed powering the tech-heavy index higher in the futures market, but it’s two down and two more to go as both Apple and Amazon are next.
07:04, 31 July 2025
Ripple price prediction: Third-party price target
Ripple, launched in 2012 with the XRP Ledger, aims to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper using its native token, XRP. Backed by financial institutions and a strong market presence, it remains a major crypto asset by market cap.
14:34, 30 July 2025
Ethereum price prediction: Third-party price target
Your Ethereum price prediction resource for 2025 onward, with analyst outlooks, price targets and CFD trading strategies.
14:00, 30 July 2025
Trading the DAX 40 following the US-EU trade deal
Weekend gap gets filled as initial euphoric move faces a bit of turbulence, in all keeping its technical overview unchanged in both daily and weekly time frames.
09:32, 28 July 2025
Bitcoin price prediction: Third-party price target
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s first cryptocurrency, remains the largest by market capitalisation. As a decentralised digital asset, it’s widely seen as a store of value and hedge against inflation.
12:13, 27 July 2025
Trading Tesla after its earnings miss
Q2 earnings and revenue miss sees shares drop in extended trading as CEO Musk warns of the possibility of a “few rough quarters”
06:21, 24 July 2025
