Reader Mailbag: The Major Disconnect Between the Market and the Economy

Let's Dive In… July 31, 2020 UNSUBSCRIBE | ARCHIVES Could this be the most important minute of your life? It’s a minute long video that could change the way you make money forever. You could have a real opportunity to collect payouts like $8,900… $11,400… or even an exceptional $54,000 as soon as this coming Monday. But you need to watch this video before it’s taken down Monday at midnight. You do not want to miss your chance. Reader Mailbag: The Major Disconnect Between the Market and the Economy Dear Money & Crisis Reader, I’ve received a number of reader emails asking a very important question: Why do stocks continue to rally despite the economy falling off a cliff? Let’s dive into this topic using yesterday’s announcement of truly abysmal GDP growth. Yesterday the US reported its worst-ever quarter for economic growth: a whopping 9.5% quarterly contraction that comes to an annualized pace of 32.9%. This was worse than any quarter during 2008 crisis, worse than any quarter during the stagflation of the 1970s, and worse than any quarter of the Great Depression. Yet, stocks actually rallied on the news. The S&P 500 bottomed soon after the report was released. The rest of the day the market worked its way higher. This is the kind of thing that drives most investors mad. How can the market go UP on the worst quarterly economic contraction in history? There are a few reasons for this… A Forward-Looking Market First, the market is focusing on the future, not the past. The economy contracted in the second quarter of 2020. We are now in the third quarter. Even if we get a contraction of 6% this quarter, that would mean that things were improving and the worst was behind us. Again, the market is forward-looking. This is why it doesn’t usually care when economic data is published. It would be like asking someone who is getting ready to eat dinner to care about what he or she had for breakfast a week ago! Increased Market Liquidity Second, the Fed just announced it will be providing at least $125 billion in liquidity to the markets every month from now until the end of 2021/early 2022. A sum total of $2.1 trillion in the next 18 months. Unlike economic data, stocks REALLY care about liquidity. And the Fed has told the markets it will be providing massive amounts of it in the months ahead. The Plot Against Trump (and Why It Will Fail) They’ve tried to suggest he’s in Putin’s pocket... They’ve tried to impeach him on the weakest grounds… And they’ve even tried to pin a global pandemic on him. But, one of the most sought-after financial analysts in the world is more convinced than ever that Trump will win a second term, despite the witch hunt in the media. And when he does it could send one specific stock shooting up. Find out why and how you could take advantage by clicking here.  The Diversity of Stocks Finally, we must remember that the markets are actually very complicated things. We often talk about “stocks” as if they’re homogenous, but the reality is that for some sectors it’s a depression… while for other sectors it’s a historic boom. Consider shopping malls. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a depression-like environment for shopping malls. The largest owner of them, Simon Property Group (SPG), has rallied 33% from the lows, but remains over 63% DOWN from its prior peak. Put simply, this is a sector that is struggling horribly during our current market climate. Now compare this to online retailer Wayfair (W). Wayfair doesn’t have actual stores (it has only one nationwide). Pretty much all of its selling is done online. Which means that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t really impacted its business. In fact, Wayfair’s business has been BOOMING as consumers, unable to go to actual retail stores in-person, have resorted to doing most of their shopping online. As a result of this, not only has Wayfair reclaimed ALL of its March meltdown drop, it’s actually up 52% HIGHER than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic! To Review… We’ve covered a lot of material here, so let’s do a quick recap. Stocks are forward-looking. They care about what’s coming down the pike, NOT what has already happened. Stocks rally on Fed liquidity. And the Fed just told the markets it will be providing massive amounts of liquidity in the months ahead. The markets are not homogenous, they are extremely diverse. And for some sectors it’s a depression… for others it’s a boom. This is the case in ALL market environments. This is why the market seems so disconnected from the economy. I hope this proves useful in your investing! 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