Ares Management Corp

ARES just broke decisively below its short-term horizontal support cluster on standout volume, signaling that buyers have lost absorption capacity and reinforcing a bearish medium-term bias. Price is trading below declining 9/20/50 EMAs with clear follow-through, confirming execution readiness on the downside. The long-term trend remains bearish as the 200-day SMA slopes lower. Execution should be Sell Now into the breakdown zone near 133–135, participating in further downside continuation.

• ↑Q1 ’26 fundraising reached $30B, the firm’s highest quarter ever.
• ↑AUM rose 18% YoY to $644B, boosting fee-paying assets.
• ↓Shares trade ~41% above fair value, signaling valuation risk.