After a barbell holiday rally, what’s in store for 2022?

By Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers
Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses the market activity after the holidays and what it may mean for the coming year.

During the holiday trading sessions, stock prices rose, flattened and then rose again, much like a barbell.

Now, Steve sets the table for 2022.

Mega-stocks such as Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL) continue to be powerful forces in the stock market.

Meanwhile, the stock and bond markets are sending different signals that may pose challenges for investors.

For more on what investors should consider this year, check out this video post.

This post first appeared on January 4 on the Traders’ Insight blog.

Photo Credit: Eugeniy Golovko via Flickr Creative Commons

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