Black Monday or Face Ripping Rally?
Right now, markets are on a razor’s edge — and whether we get a Black Monday-style crash or a face-ripping rally depends on a few big wildcards in play: 📉 Black Monday Case: Markets could tank hard if any of these spiral: Tariff Fallout: Trump's sweeping tariffs are hitting real-time now. Global retaliation (China, EU, etc.) is escalating. If corporate margins and consumer prices get squeezed, recession fears intensify. Inflation Flare-Up: If new tariffs reignite inflation, the Fed may stay hawkish longer — bad for risk assets. Recession Risk: RBC just warned the S&P 500 could drop to 4,200–4,500 in a full-blown recession scenario. Sentiment Crash: The market’s been on edge — a sharp move down could trigger a snowball of selling (momentum funds, stop-losses, margin calls). 🚀 Face-Ripping Rally Case: But there's fuel for a huge upside move too: Oversold Conditions: The S&P just had its worst slump since 2020. Technicals could trigger a b...