Can Stocks Overcome These 3 Bearish Narratives?

MarketGauge 1.88K Followers Follow Summary The Fed is expected to begin raising rates this week, shifting the market into a more restrictive policy environment and increasing the credibility of bearish narratives around rates, inflation and slowing growth. Higher long-term rates are a global trend, while rising diesel and energy prices could keep inflation elevated, pressure corporate margins and make the Fed’s job more difficult. For now, strong earnings growth remains the bull market's biggest defense, but narrowing leadership and higher rates argue for becoming more selective rather than abandoning the bullish trend. ismagilov/iStock via Getty Images By Geoff Bysshe What Will Happen If The Fed Starts Hiking? This week, the stock market will react to a Fed decision on whether or not to raise the Fed Funds target rate. The futures markets are This article was written by MarketGauge 1.88K Followers Follow MarketGauge was founded 25 ago years by successful floor traders turned hedge fund managers. Their experts have over 100 years of diversified experience as professional traders, technologists, and educators. MarketGauge’s mission is to provide strategic and actionable information that empower novice to professional investors and advisors to surpass their financial goals. We accomplish our mission with educational courses, proprietary trading tools, and proven quant-based models. MarketGauge’s core philosophy is to identify both the biggest macro trends and emerging ones using our proprietary tools / indicators and proven trading models. MG employs short-term tactics derived from years of highly successful floor trading to precisely maximize profits and minimize risk. Price action is the primary driver. However, MG layers in fundamentals as well. MG is committed to trading with a methodical, systematic and repeatable approach. MG believes that is the key to success. Their philosophy is counter to the commonly disseminated tactics by many Wall street analysts. They believe that passive management and buy and hold is downright dangerous. Furthermore, all MG’s investing models include track records with daily and weekly updates. Their performance is always transparent. Since inception, MarketGauge has supplied market analytics to some of the biggest financial institutions such as Barron’s, Fidelity, as well as thousands of individual investor and active traders. Their insights can be found at Benzinga, Stocks and Commodities, TalkMarkets, Investing Shortcuts, AAAII , and Traders Library. CBS MarketWatch rated our twitter feed as one of the top 50 to watch for financial information. Each Market Gauge expert has a special focus and domain within the company. Their unique skill sets are all linked together from their common experience, and a commitment to risk management. They all use the same indicators and tools.