"No one has outlawed recessions. We're within a year or two of one," he said Thursday on CNBC's "Futures Now." He added that: "fair value of the S&P going into the next recession is well below 2000, 1500 — way below where we are today."
This is far from the first time he's issued a dire warning. But this time, he suggests the latest leg down is an early tremor of the pain that lies ahead.
"If you're a rational investor, you need only two words in your vocabulary: Trump and sell," said Stockman, in a reference to President Donald Trump. "He's playing with fire at the very top of an aging expansion."
According to Stockman, Trump's efforts to get the Federal Reserve to put the brakes on hiking interest rates from historical lows is misdirected.
David Stockman: Epic downturn is here, brace for 40% market plunge
This is far from the first time he's issued a dire warning. But this time, he suggests the latest leg down is an early tremor of the pain that lies ahead.
"If you're a rational investor, you need only two words in your vocabulary: Trump and sell," said Stockman, in a reference to President Donald Trump. "He's playing with fire at the very top of an aging expansion."
According to Stockman, Trump's efforts to get the Federal Reserve to put the brakes on hiking interest rates from historical lows is misdirected.
David Stockman: Epic downturn is here, brace for 40% market plunge