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The stock market (SPY) has been up, down and all around since last week’s commentary. That’s because bulls and bears are slugging it out for dominance during this “Dazed & Confused” phase for the market.
What does that mean?
What happens next?
What should an investor do about it?
We will explore the answers for each of these pressing questions in this week’s Reitmeister Total Return commentary.
Market Commentary
Now let’s a step back to last week’s commentary where I outlined 4 possible outcomes for the market after the very important Fed rate announcement on Wednesday 2/1. Indeed, we landed on the least of attractive of which. That being…
Scenario 4: Dazed & Confused
"This is where the Fed gives mixed signals. Still hawkish for a long time to save face given previous statements. And yet do tip their hat a little to moderating inflation.
This gray area leads to a trading range until investors have more facts in hand. I suspect that 4,000 is the low end with 4,200 at the high end. This comes hand in hand with a ton of volatility as each new headline has investors recalibrate the bull/bear odds."
The market since then has lived up to ever single syllable of the above expectations. Especially the part about the volatility that comes after every key headline. Continue reading "Are Stock Investors "Dazed & Confused"?"