Seasonality may work to slow stock market price action as a drawdown in volume and volatility seep into the market. The major indices have already begun to show symptoms of range-bound price action.
Stock Market Forecast for the Week Ahead: Will Risk Appetite Recover?
2021-05-16 12:00:00
Peter Hanks,
Strategist
Stock Market Forecast for the Week Ahead: Neutral
The Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 will look to recover from last week’s turbulence
Inflationary fears have pressured risk appetite across asset classes and traders will look to the upcoming Fed minutes for further insight
Stock Market Forecast for the Week Ahead
The Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 endured considerable volatility last week as the three indices declined roughly -1.1%, -2.3% and -1.4% respectively. White-hot inflation data was largely to blame for the initial wave of selling as investors reassessed the Fed’s policy path given new economic readings. As the week progressed, disappointing retail sales and consumer confidence data helped to soothe hawkish fears and the indices were able to close the week off the lows.
Stock Market Forecast for the Week Ahead: Reflation Trade Reignited
2021-05-05 21:00:00
Peter Hanks,
Strategist
Stock Market Forecast:
Recent price action suggests the popular reflation trade may have returned which could spell pain for the Nasdaq 100
Stock Market Forecast for the Week Ahead: Reflation Trade Reignited
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 notched modest gains Wednesday as the Nasdaq 100 bled slightly lower. Disjointed price action in recent sessions has sparked a revival in discussion around the reflation trade theme which originally gained popularity in the first quarter when large technology stocks first began to stumble. The reflation trade theme can be roughly measured through a ratio of the Nasdaq 100 to the Dow Jones.