Auburn, WA About Podcast Martha Stokes CMT is the Co-Founder and CEO of TechniTrader, an educational firm dedicated to helping retail traders and independent investors learn how to trade or invest in the stock market. At the Martha Stokes CMT Radio Show, you will learn how the stock market works, stay up to date on current events in the financial markets, and get some free tips for trading 10 Stock Market Predictions for 2020 1. Expect More Volatility in 2020. Given it's an election year it's likely the administration will do what it can to keep the decade-long bull run going, said Stock Market Crash in 2020? Almost on cue, several stock market corrections happened in 2018 and 2019. The markets are volatile, particularly the NASDAQ index, however US stock markets are positioned for further growth. In fact, the market has boomed since January and the NASDAQ, DJIA, and S&P 500 just peaked. China tariffs have come into effect and US stock markets loved it.