My 5 Biggest Predictions for the Stock Market in April

Motley Fool2021-04-05

Investors will be challenged by unprecedented conditions in April, but these predictions will help you keep a stock portfolio in line for long-term success. TheS&P Volatility Index(VOLATILITYINDICES:^...

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JimmyChua
2021-04-05
JimmyChua
Moderna still good ?
HueiKwang
2021-04-05
HueiKwang
Back to foundamental of the company...
- HuiEr:
  [回头]
- HuiEr:
  [得意]
- HueiKwang:
  Yeah!
- HuiEr:
  [得意]
Dittosg
2021-04-05
Dittosg
Then what's the smallest prediction?
- KLS:
  buy
SkylerTan
2021-04-05
SkylerTan
Daily mission, pls like and comment
- buckethead:
  done, and please comment after mine. thank you.
Lun88
2021-04-05
Lun88
Good, comment and like
- AT2020:
  Done
- SkylerTan:
  Done
BigRobin
2021-04-05
BigRobin
Wow
- Dittosg:
  for daily points

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But don't let that trick you into thinking there's nothing but smooth sailing ahead. We live in strange times, and investors need to make sure they aren't caught off guard by emerging trends as we move into April. Inflation and interest rates have surpassed the pandemic as the most prominent stock market risks, according to surveys.\nThese uncommon circumstances shape my five predictions for investors who will be managing their stock portfolios in April.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. The bond market will be influential\nInflation and interest rates have surpassed the coronavirus as the biggest risk, according to Bank of America's monthly survey of asset managers. It's not likely that the Fed will be raising rates, but there are signs that bond investors aren't fully convinced. 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Value vs. growth will remain an important theme\nIn March, there was a clear performance discrepancy in growth versus value stocks. They even moved inversely on some trading days. As stated above, it's hard to know exactly how monetary policy will change in the next few years. We don't quite know when the pandemic will cease being an issue, and it's hard to tell where we stand in the market cycle. As such, there's a good chance that we'll continue to see some divergence between value and growth stocks. With all of the uncertainty swirling, each might appear to have the upper hand at times in April.\nI expect value and growth to continue getting attention this month, and it would be wise to have some of each in your stock portfolio to make sure you capture upside regardless of the outcome.\n4. Midstream energy represents an opportunity\nCrude oil prices have steadily improved to pre-recession levels. After last year's chaos in the energy sector, some companies might need even higher energy prices to restore optimal financial health. Nonetheless, valuations across the whole sector still appear at a discount to both other industries and historical values.\nNotably, there are some enormous dividend yields in midstream stocks. These companies aren't as dependent on the prices of crude oil or refined products, and they tend to have predictable cash flows as long as the volume of transported oil and gas is normal. Further, many of them are organized as master limited partnerships (MLPs), which are obligated to distribute a major portion of earnings to shareholders.\nFourth-quarter results suggest recovery for several of the major midstream MLPs, yet their yields still imply major operational risk. If the energy sector can remain stable, then the midstream MLPs should kick off fantastic dividend income. Those share prices should also increase substantially if yields equalize with other sectors.\n5. The SPAC craze cools off\nSPACs have become very popular over the past year or two, and the volume of them being listed so far this year is blowing away any previous record. Investors were also eager to get involved, and SPACs that hadn't yet deployed their capital were outperforming the market by a significant margin during last year's growth stock fervor. Investors were rushing to buy companies before the identity of those companies had even been revealed.\nYou should fully expect the number of SPACs listed on exchanges to continue rising. However, the rotation away from aggressive growth stocks, along with competition from the glut of SPAC alternatives should put downward pressure on returns between the time of listing and the eventual acquisition of an operating business.\nImage source: YCharts\nSPAC performance could very well remain excellent. However, the unbridled bullishness already appears to have faded, if we look at the performance of theSPAC and New Issue ETF(NYSEMKTS: SPCX). 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