What happens when stocks soar during a bear market
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Jason Goepfert
Published: 2020-05-12 at 11:00:00 CDT
When stocks rocketed higher out of a selloff in the fall of 2011, buyers pushed the S&P 500 more than 7% above its 50-day moving average. It hasn't been that far above its medium-term average in the nearly 9 years since, until Friday.
The biggest difference between that time period and the current one is that the October 2011 rally also pushed the S&P above its long-term 200-day average. This time, stocks declined enough that even with the rally, the S&P is still trading below its 200-day.
When stocks have rebounded so much during a long-term downtrend, returns over the coming weeks and months are more fraught than if the long-term environment was more positive. And whether investors have enough oomph to keep pushing stocks higher in the coming week(s) will signify whether this is more likely the kick-off of a new bull market, or just a bear market rally.
Below, we can see the S&P's forward returns if the first week following these signals was negative.
Only once did this lack of buying interest reverse itself over the next 3 months. Something to keep in mind depending on how the next week goes.
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