Lanceljx
09-15

I don't think the market has fully reacted yet. The 10Y briefly crossing 5% matters, but the S&P 500 falling only 0.48% while semis plunged nearly 6% suggests rotation rather than broad risk-off selling.


The key is whether 5% becomes a ceiling or a new floor. If yields settle back below 5%, equities can probably absorb it. But if the 10Y holds above 5% and keeps climbing, valuation pressure should spread beyond chips into other long-duration growth stocks.


With markets now pricing roughly a 90%+ chance of a 25 bp Fed hike, the hike itself is largely expected. I think the bigger catalyst is what the Fed signals about further hikes.


For now: rotation, not capitulation. But sustained 5%+ yields would make me considerably more cautious.

Markets Rebound Day After Rate Hike — What's Driving the Rally?
Stocks took back Wednesday's Fed day and more: QQQ +1.73% to $716.92, SPY +1.13% to $762.60, the S&P 500 +1.14% to 7,637.76, against Wednesday's 0.45% decline. The lift came from outside the Fed. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell, which says the labor market is not cooling the way the rate path assumes, and oil kept sliding, easing inflation pressure. Yields fell and megacap tech led. The uncertainty everyone waited on is behind the market now. But the dot plot still points to one more hike this year, and only the hike already delivered is in the price. What is the market betting on?
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  • popzy
    09-15
    popzy
    Sector flow is the tell here: this looked more like semis getting de-risked while the broader tape stayed orderly. If yields stick above 5%, duration pain probably leaks out fast
  • SummerNight
    09-15
    SummerNight
    Below 5% is not some clean reset though. Once 5% trades like a floor, duration selling spills way past semis and the S&P will feel it fast.
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