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2021-07-19

Ya, scared. Please sell all and hold on to your cash

Investors are very scared even with stocks near record highs

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Please sell all and hold on to your cash","highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/173523143","repostId":1131628595,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1131628595","pubTimestamp":1626665643,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1131628595?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-19 11:34","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Investors are very scared even with stocks near record highs","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1131628595","media":"CNN","summary":"New York The Dow and S&P 500 are both up about 15% in 2021 and are each about a percent away from their all-time highs. But as Friday's market sell-off showed, investors remain extremely nervous about the market.The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, which looks at seven different measures of market sentiment, is showing signs of Extreme Fear. Four of the seven indicators are in bearish territory.Demand for safe haven bonds is picking up. That's pushed the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield all the ","content":"<p>New York (CNN Business)The Dow and S&amp;P 500 are both up about 15% in 2021 and are each about a percent away from their all-time highs. But as Friday's market sell-off showed, investors remain extremely nervous about the market.</p>\n<p>The CNN Business Fear &amp; Greed Index, which looks at seven different measures of market sentiment, is showing signs of Extreme Fear. Four of the seven indicators are in bearish territory.</p>\n<p>Demand for safe haven bonds is picking up. That's pushed the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield all the way down to 1.3%, compared to a level above 1.75% as recently as March.</p>\n<p>Investors are also buying more put options, contracts that give them the right to sell stocks and other assets at a specific price.</p>\n<p>The number of companies with stocks hitting new 52-week lows versus highs is increasing, and trading volume for stocks that are falling is also outpacing volume for stocks that are climbing. But the solid gains for the FAANGs of Big Tech have helped lift the broader market in spite of this.</p>\n<p>A little bit of fear is healthy</p>\n<p>There are several legitimate reasons for investors to be worried.</p>\n<p>Even though the economy and corporate earnings have rebounded sharply from their pandemic era lows of last spring and early summer, worries persist about the Delta variant and the fact that many Americans remain unvaccinated.</p>\n<p>There are also conflicting signs about the recovery. The US government reported a sharp rebound in retail sales for June on Friday but that was complicated by another report showing a sizable drop in consumer confidence.</p>\n<p>The persistent rise in the prices of many consumer goods is raising inflation alarm bells as well.</p>\n<p>Still, some market experts believe that the skepticism is healthy.</p>\n<p>There's a saying on Wall Street that stocks climb a wall of worry, meaning that it's a good sign if the market is going up even though there are legitimate concerns. The absence of such worry can often lead to excessive speculation and market bubbles.</p>\n<p>\"It's not abnormal after you have a jolt in the economy and market to have lingering fear. It takes a long time for investors to become comfortable with advances in stocks coming off the bottom,\" said Kelly Bogdanova, vice president of the portfolio advisory group with RBC Wealth Management.</p>\n<p>\"I'd rather see some fear than people being complacent. Investors being nervous doesn't trouble me,\" she added.</p>\n<p>Bumpier ride for stocks but path of least resistance is up</p>\n<p>That being said, investors may have to brace themselves for more volatility in the coming months.</p>\n<p>The so-called easy money in stocks may have already been made during this year's stock surge. Bogdanova said that \"the market is now entering a transition period\" and instead of \"explosive growth, it will be a two steps forward and one step back\" type of environment.</p>\n<p>Inflation concerns and skittishness about how the Federal Reserve will react to headlines about higher prices are likely to stick around too. But the recent slide in bond yields might actually be an encouraging sign for investors.</p>\n<p>If the bond market was really that afraid of inflation, yields would be rising instead of falling. Inflation typically leads to much higher interest rates, not the other way around.</p>\n<p>So it would appear that bond investors agree with Fed chair Jerome Powell, who has repeatedly described the current bout of inflation as \"transitory.\"</p>\n<p>\"The bond market is giving the message that inflation concerns are not permanent,\" said Steve Wyett, chief investment strategist with BOK Financial.</p>\n<p>There's also the fact that corporate earnings are expected to keep climbing. That bodes well for stocks.</p>\n<p>According to FactSet, analysts expect corporate profits to rise 24% from a year ago in the third quarter and increase nearly 19% in the fourth quarter. 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But as Friday's market sell-off showed, investors remain extremely...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/17/investing/stocks-fear-greed/index.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite"},"source_url":"https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/17/investing/stocks-fear-greed/index.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1131628595","content_text":"New York (CNN Business)The Dow and S&P 500 are both up about 15% in 2021 and are each about a percent away from their all-time highs. But as Friday's market sell-off showed, investors remain extremely nervous about the market.\nThe CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, which looks at seven different measures of market sentiment, is showing signs of Extreme Fear. Four of the seven indicators are in bearish territory.\nDemand for safe haven bonds is picking up. That's pushed the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield all the way down to 1.3%, compared to a level above 1.75% as recently as March.\nInvestors are also buying more put options, contracts that give them the right to sell stocks and other assets at a specific price.\nThe number of companies with stocks hitting new 52-week lows versus highs is increasing, and trading volume for stocks that are falling is also outpacing volume for stocks that are climbing. But the solid gains for the FAANGs of Big Tech have helped lift the broader market in spite of this.\nA little bit of fear is healthy\nThere are several legitimate reasons for investors to be worried.\nEven though the economy and corporate earnings have rebounded sharply from their pandemic era lows of last spring and early summer, worries persist about the Delta variant and the fact that many Americans remain unvaccinated.\nThere are also conflicting signs about the recovery. The US government reported a sharp rebound in retail sales for June on Friday but that was complicated by another report showing a sizable drop in consumer confidence.\nThe persistent rise in the prices of many consumer goods is raising inflation alarm bells as well.\nStill, some market experts believe that the skepticism is healthy.\nThere's a saying on Wall Street that stocks climb a wall of worry, meaning that it's a good sign if the market is going up even though there are legitimate concerns. The absence of such worry can often lead to excessive speculation and market bubbles.\n\"It's not abnormal after you have a jolt in the economy and market to have lingering fear. It takes a long time for investors to become comfortable with advances in stocks coming off the bottom,\" said Kelly Bogdanova, vice president of the portfolio advisory group with RBC Wealth Management.\n\"I'd rather see some fear than people being complacent. Investors being nervous doesn't trouble me,\" she added.\nBumpier ride for stocks but path of least resistance is up\nThat being said, investors may have to brace themselves for more volatility in the coming months.\nThe so-called easy money in stocks may have already been made during this year's stock surge. Bogdanova said that \"the market is now entering a transition period\" and instead of \"explosive growth, it will be a two steps forward and one step back\" type of environment.\nInflation concerns and skittishness about how the Federal Reserve will react to headlines about higher prices are likely to stick around too. But the recent slide in bond yields might actually be an encouraging sign for investors.\nIf the bond market was really that afraid of inflation, yields would be rising instead of falling. Inflation typically leads to much higher interest rates, not the other way around.\nSo it would appear that bond investors agree with Fed chair Jerome Powell, who has repeatedly described the current bout of inflation as \"transitory.\"\n\"The bond market is giving the message that inflation concerns are not permanent,\" said Steve Wyett, chief investment strategist with BOK Financial.\nThere's also the fact that corporate earnings are expected to keep climbing. 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