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US Stocks Off to a Rocky Start After a Volatile January

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    The Spin

    Narrative A

    US stocks have been over-sold, and then over-corrected. Investors are now sitting on piles of cash that they'll pour back into equities, paving the way for a "violent" rally in the coming months.

    Narrative B

    The rise of ETFs has fundamentally altered equity markets. Greater ETF ownership means lower overall liquidity; when there's less free capital to absorb losses, volitility rises as we saw in January. These structural changes are here to stay, as is greater volitility.


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