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.