Markets - where next

grey_gym_sock

that can't be the whole story, but there's something in it ...

it looks like the stock market is currently anticipating (as it should - i.e. it's supposed to be a leading indicator) that jobs & growth will do well ... which is all very well, but if the market turns out to be over-optimistic, a "correction" is likely ...

i'm trying not to have an opinion

Totton

FWIW my thoughts are that we are back in risky times once the US elections are done. The markets imho have not yet fully priced in the dire straights that Govt's are in. I wouldn't be surprised to see either a rise or fall but I've gone more cautious with stop losses set on the riskier holdings.

Nice question,
Mickey

gadgetmind

It's well worth reading books regards investing over the last 100 years. No-one ever really knew which way the markets were going, but doom and gloom generally meant things were about to take off, whereas euphoria mean that a drop was coming, but who knew quite when.

I see far more doom and gloom right now than I do euphoria and am invested accordingly. Those markets and sectors that are shunned the most are where I'm the most heavily invested.

I was buying like a loon a year ago, but am now starting to selectively sell. A big market drop would be something I would currently welcome because I like the sales.