As the threat of recession has waned, as illustrated by the lower betting odds of recession, stocks have rallied to new highs.
At the early April stock lows, the massive US tariffs announced on Liberation Day sent the betting odds of recession soaring to 65%. As the tariff threat eased and some progress was made on trade agreements, stocks have recovered sharply. The resiliency of the labor market and an expected economic boost from the tax cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" helped push the probability of an economic downturn closer to the lows of the year. Source: Barron's
Stocks as a share of household assets
Source: zerohedge @zerohedge
Very interesting article by FT
Retail investors reap big gains from ‘buying the dip’ in US stocks: "Retail traders “buying the dip” in US stocks this year have racked up the biggest profits since the early stages of the Covid-19 crisis, helping to fuel a rally that has pushed Wall Street equities to record highs. Individual investors have poured a record $155bn into US stocks and exchange traded funds during 2025, according to data provider VandaTrack, surpassing the meme-stock boom of 2021 (...) The rebound in US stocks — which hit fresh all-time highs last week even as the dollar and US Treasuries remain under pressure — has been “powered by a buy-the-dip dynamic that by some metrics has been even stronger than that seen in the latter stages of the 90s tech bubble,” said BofA equity analyst Vittoria Volta. Professional investors have eyed the rally with caution due to lingering concerns over the impact of Trump’s landmark tax and spending bill on America’s national debt and the potential hit to US economic growth from his tariffs. Deutsche Bank strategists said this week that there had been “few signs of strong bullish sentiment and risk appetite” among institutional investors since their demand peaked in the first few months of this year. But dip-buyers are playing a risky game by opting not to cash out when prices surge, according to Rob Arnott, chair of asset management group Research Affiliates.
Investing a Lump Sum at All-Time Highs
"The math tells you the stock market is up three out of every four years, on average, and investing at all-time highs offers slightly above average results. Those are pretty good odds." Source: Ritholtz Wealth
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Everybody knows about the Mag7. But have you heard about the "Unprofitable 858" ???
Meme stocks and YOLO bets are back and fuelling the market’s rally. Shares of unprofitable companies have outperformed since April, and investors are now speculating like it’s 2021 again... Source: HolgerZ, WSJ
$JPM JPMorgan has outperformed 5 of the Magnificent 7 over the last 5 years.
Source: Koyfin
JUST IN 🚨: EXTREME GREED RETURNS to the Stock Market for the first time this year 🥳🤑
This is the highest reading since March 2024! Congrats everyone, we did it ! Source: Barchart
