Stock Market Crash Concerns Linger Amid Quiet Trading Week

As we enter the last trading week of 2023, it looks like not a creature is stirring. It’s a unique combination of positive inflation data, promising economic indicators, and potential rate cuts shaping the market narrative. And while I keep stressing that we don’t know if the bear market is over until we take out the prior inflation-adjusted high of 2021, the bulls won — mainly because of this huge move since the start of November. Despite the slowdown in the rally of risk assets pre-Christmas, market momentum doesn’t show signs of stopping. Small-cap stocks continue to lead large-caps, hinting at a breakout that could further…