| What a Powell Nomination Means for Stocks President Biden’s made his pick. Jerome Powell is to remain Fed chairman for another term. Bulls breathed a sigh of relief this morning as stocks rallied strongly in response. “It appears markets are reacting positively to the continuity signal. Continuity will be key during this potentially tricky phase of the recovery where inflation is elevated and sticky, demand growth is strong but cooling and capital and labor supply is gradually rebounding,” explained Oxford Economics chief US economist Greg Daco. By noon, however, the market gave up most of its initial gains. Tech shares were down while Dow components enjoyed a moderate lift. The S&P traded for a small gain. It seems investors sobered up after stocks temporarily touched new highs. Last Friday was the November options expiration (OpEx) date. This year, there have been plenty of post-OpEx rallies that followed pre-OpEx dips. Up until September, it was a fairly reliable trade – sell the week of OpEx, then buy immediately after. Last month, though, there was no pre-OpEx correction. Stocks simply surged through expiration without looking back. September saw a steep selloff prior to expiration, but no rally emerged to close out the month. (...continued below...) |
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