Another Bessent Bounce! What Will It Take To Make #3 A Bottom?

2025-04-28 14:05:00 ET

Summary

• Last week, we experienced another volatile “Bessent Bounce.” Perhaps this one has the potential to be the confirmation of a reversal in bearish sentiment big enough to create at least an intermediate-term bottom in U.S. equity markets.
• As a result, last week’s rally in stocks is a welcome reprieve, but there are a few more market conditions that the bulls would like to see fall into place to create a solid foundation for a durable uptrend to persist.
• Taking a look at the consider the expectations of a Bessent Bounce, which has not earned the credibility of a Fed Put.
• It’s most notable that in the days leading up to Monday’s Bessent Bounce #3 (when stocks, bonds, and the dollar were falling sharply), Bitcoin was rallying.

By Geoff Bysshe

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Last week, we experienced another volatile “Bessent Bounce.” Perhaps this one has the potential to be the confirmation of a reversal in bearish sentiment big enough to create at least an intermediate-term bottom in the U.S. equity markets.

However, as we covered in last week’s Market Outlook , the U.S. faces crisis-like conditions in the bond market, currency markets, and the equity markets....

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