The stock market has made a surprising comeback this year, ending the longest bear market since 1948 in June. The benchmark S&P 500 index has risen 19.34% year to date, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index notched an impressive 36.78% rise so far this year, ending the 2022 tech rout. But concerns regarding an impending recession have failed to ease, with the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates in July after a temporary pause in June. As a result, investors have been hedging against a po