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Risk aversion sends Wall Street lower

Wall Street remains uninspired to ‘buy the dip’ as inflation seems poised to remain stubbornly high, which will force the Fed to tighten policy to levels that will jeopardize the soft landing most traders were expecting. ​ No one can confidently answer the question of when stocks will hit the bottom, but if the options market is the primary focal point for many traders, that could suggest downward pressure on stocks could last a while longer.

Too many investors are in risk-off mode and targeting a deep bear market for tech stocks. The problem for tech stocks is that a lot of companies will struggle with rising costs as they pay their employees with equity. ​

Stocks extended declines after the NY Fed survey showed longer-term inflation expectations jumped, prompting fears of weaker growth that likely lead to a recession. The inflation expectations for three years from now increased from 3.7% to 3.9%. ​ The one-year inflation expectation fell from 6.6% to 6.3%. ​ ​

Bitcoin

Bitcoin is breaking below some key technical levels as the never-ending selloff on Wall Street continues. ​ The institutional investor is paying close attention to bitcoin as many who got in last year are now losing money on their investment. ​ If the USD 30,000 level breaks, that could trigger a flash crash environment if several whales unload. ​

Bitcoin’s long-term fundamentals have not changed in months, but growth/recession concerns have made this a very difficult environment for cryptos. ​ No one is looking to buy the crypto dip just yet and that leaves bitcoin vulnerable here. ​

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Ed Moya

Ed Moya

Contributing Author at OANDA
With more than 20 years’ trading experience, Ed Moya was a Senior Market Analyst with OANDA for the Americas from November 2018 to November 2023. His particular expertise lies across a wide range of asset classes including FX, commodities, fixed income, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Over the course of his career, Ed has worked with some of the leading forex brokerages, research teams and news departments on Wall Street including Global Forex Trading, FX Solutions and Trading Advantage. Prior to OANDA he worked with TradeTheNews.com, where he provided market analysis on economic data and corporate news. Based in New York, Ed is a regular guest on several major financial television networks including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Yahoo! Finance Live, Fox Business, cheddar news, and CoinDesk TV. His views are trusted by the world’s most respected global newswires including Reuters, Bloomberg and the Associated Press, and he is regularly quoted in leading publications such as MSN, MarketWatch, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Ed holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.
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