October tends to be a volatile month for markets.
Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses the volatile market movements we have seen in recent sessions.
Are there signs of trouble ahead? Or is this just an example of the typical October nervousness?
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Investors are jumpy about a possible shift by the Fed away from its loose monetary policy.
Fed policy has a heightened data dependency, leading to increased volatility in the bond market. Even though rate cuts remain the odds-on favorite for later this year, investors should heed the tenor of recent Fed-speak, which reinforced the notion of rates being higher for longer.
