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Bull Session | History Shows the Bear Market in US Stocks May Not Be Over. What Do You Think?

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Chatterbox Moo wrote a column · Oct 18, 2022 12:01
The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ is down 25% from its peak in little more than nine months since its January peak, shallower and shorter than the similar typical decline over the last century. During this period, the benchmark fell by an average of about 38% in the 15 to 16 months before reaching a bottom, according to Bloomberg. That means the bear market in US stocks may not be over.
Bull Session | History Shows the Bear Market in US Stocks May Not Be Over. What Do You Think?
Conditions don't look so sanguine to $Bank of America (BAC.US)$'s Savita Subramanian either. The company's head of US equity and quant strategy noted a surge in references to "weak demand" during the season's earnings announcements. There is a long-term correlation between mentions of "weak demand" and the current number of mentions points to ISM at 49, below the 50 level that separates contraction from expansion.
While uncertainty about economic momentum continues to weigh on the longer-term outlook, a number of technical factors also point to a short-term improvement in sentiment. In particular, breadth looks healthier, with the number of stocks hitting New lows relative to new highs falling for three straight weeks on the New York Stock Exchange.
Bull Session | History Shows the Bear Market in US Stocks May Not Be Over. What Do You Think?
$Morgan Stanley (MS.US)$ strategist Michael J. Wilson, a long-time equities bear, also said Monday that US stocks are ripe for a short-term rally in the absence of an earnings capitulation or an official recession.
Besides, some Wall Street strategists see the potential for a short-term rally due to corporate earnings. "Earnings could calm stocks in the coming weeks, given that expectations are low and may be easy to beat," Gina Martin Adams, chief equity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, wrote in a note. The announcement cycle "could offer some relief for markets captivated by macroeconomic data."
So mooers, What do you think? What is your prediction for the stock market? Leave your comments below
Source: Bloomberg, Dow Jones
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