Stephen Suttmeier is a director and the Chief Equity Technical Strategist at Merrill Lynch, based in New York. His regular research publications include the Monthly Chart Portfolio of Global Markets, Market Analysis Comment, Sectors and Stocks on the Move, Thematic Stock Charts, and Chart Blast. Stephen ranked #4 (runner up) in the 2015 Institutional Investor All America Research Poll and was the winner in the Best Bank for Equity Research category in the 2016 and 2017 Technical Analyst Awards.

He joined Merrill Lynch in March 2007 as a technical research analyst. Previously, he was a senior FICC technical analyst at Informa Global Markets. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and an MBA from Fordham University and is a CMT (Chartered Market Technician) and CFA charterholder.

Vincent has guided portfolio managers and investors through multiple market cycles, developing proprietary market breadth indicators that help minimize losses in downturns while maximizing upside. As founder of ViewRight Advisors, he implements systematic, technically-driven investment processes that consistently outperform traditional strategies while maintaining strict risk parameters. His unique approach integrates rigorous market breadth analysis with advanced risk management techniques honed over decades of institutional experience. Before founding ViewRight, Vincent served as Head of Technical Research at CFRA and its subsidiary Lowry Research, where he transformed their market analysis framework. His indicators pinpointed key inflection points at the start of the 2018 and 2020 bull markets. At CFRA, he collaborated extensively with renowned Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall, and at Lowry Research, he worked alongside technical analysis pioneer Paul Desmond at the nation’s oldest technical advisory firm.

A Chartered Market Technician (CMT) since 2008, Vincent regularly shares his expertise through institutional research publications and as a featured speaker at investment conferences. His insights have appeared in articles for Bloomberg, the CMT Association, Interactive Brokers, Nasdaq, Proactive Advisor Magazine, Tabb Forum, and others. He lives in Jupiter, Florida, with his wife and two children, where he applies the same systematic approach to perfecting his backyard barbeque game.