Stocks are fresh off their most chaotic week since 2011. Here's why the market is so confused about what's next.
The outcome fueled markets' Wednesday gains as investors bought into hopes for a more moderate Democratic candidate.from Canada's central bank and the International Monetary Fund alleviated some investor fears around coronavirus fallout and boosted markets higher.
Any hope for a lengthy bull run faded by Thursday's open. Stocks tanked as investors reversed their past optimism for global easing policies and turned focus back to the coronavirus's grip on supply and demand. The S&P 500 reentered correction territory and the Dow closed 970 points lower, mimicking the sell-offs seen the week prior.— or VIX, known as the stock market's fear gauge — closed above 30 for seven sessions straight, its longest such streak since 2011.
US firms ordered employees to avoid non-essential travel as breakouts appeared across country. Others have called on staff to self-quarantine, prompting new worry around the virus driving a demand shock through the US economy. Much of the virus's future development remains uncertain, leaving investors in the dark as to when volatility could die down.
Some experts have pinned the wild price swings to Wall Street's increased use of algorithmic and quantitative trading programs. "There could be any variety of triggers that can cause a shift from massive buying to massive selling and that's just exacerbating the moves," she said. "What we tell our investors is, 'don't try to play that game.'"
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