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Hong Kong’s Wind News Agency reported that on May 23, U.S. stocks opened higher across the board, making the S&P 500 expected to break out of the bear market area. On Friday, the index hovered in bear market territory during a volatile session.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, the Nasdaq posted a quick V-shaped rebound after lowering, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%. This comes after the S&P 500 fell into bear market territory during the session on Friday. Although the index fell as much as 20% at one point, it did not close in a bear market after a late rebound.
“We’re dealing with several issues this year that themselves have been top of mind in any past year,” said Hugh Gimber, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management. “However, the market has had to deal with both at the same time. All these issues,” he said, adding to volatility.
As the 2022 U.S. stock sell-off nears its sixth month, investors have been looking for signs of a bottom. John Stoltzfus, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer, noted that severe sell-offs are not uncommon in times of Fed tightening, with the market appearing to be “severely oversold”, even for cash flow And stocks with strong profitability will also suffer sharp declines.
“We remain bullish on cyclical stocks over defensive and for-profit tech companies whose services and products are deeply ingrained in the lives of businesses and consumers,” he said in a note on Monday. Expect the economy and markets to ‘get out of the woods’ from a period of heightened anxiety and crisis.”
In bond markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 2.821% from 2.785% on Friday. Yields and prices move in opposite directions.
As of Friday, the S&P 500 is now 19% below its all-time high and the Dow is down 15.4%. The Nasdaq is already deep in a bear market, down 30% from its highs. Some analysts said the market may be gearing up for a short-term rally, and investors should avoid getting caught up in the rally until more smoke clears.
Last week marked the Dow’s eight-week losing streak, while the S&P 500’s seven-week losing streak was its longest losing streak since 2001. The Nasdaq lost seven straight weeks for the first time since March 2001. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also hit its lowest intraday level since November 2020 on Friday.
The Fed’s avoidance of a recession remains Wall Street’s base expectation, but that is slowly starting to change. As a result, interest-rate-sensitive stocks were hit the hardest, though consumer stocks took a hit last week after both Walmart and Target reported disappointing earnings and executives expressed concern over rising costs and Changes in consumer behavior expressed concern.
“Investors are trying to understand what’s going on, and they’re always trying to guess the outcome,” said Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors. “Investors hate uncertainty, markets hate uncertainty, and in this period , they don’t have any clear indication of what’s going to happen with this push between inflation and the economy.”
Investors are looking forward to a new batch of results this week, which includes a slew of big retailers. Zoom Video is due to report on Monday, with Costco, Nvidia, Dollar General, Nordstrom and Macy’s to report later this week Announce results from time to time.
Shares in video game maker EA rose 3.6 percent in early trade after reports that video game maker EA was actively seeking a sale or merger.
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