A new JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) research note says that markets may treat the Ukrainian situation “as a Lehman-style shock.” The research note, reviewed by ValueWalk, said that while there are “fundamental differences between the current situation and the 2008/09 crisis,” if the market did experience such a shock it could lead to nearly a 50 percent loss in value in stock market index investments. If the market were to be analyzed based on a forward price / earnings ratio multiple, investors might expect nearly a 40 percent decline. What is a Lehman Moment Although the brief research note…
JPMorgan Warns of Next "Lehman Moment"
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.