The Mood of the Market Has Gotten More Pessimistic, But Investors Are Still Buying Value

In this episode, we’re continuing to explore the state of investor sentiment by digging into the results of our late September US equity investor survey. Four big things you need to know: First, pessimists on the overall US equity market continued to rise, but remained below past highs. Second, the deterioration in the overall stock market outlook occurred alongside persistent valuation concerns, and deteriorating margin expectations, as well as slipping optimism on cash deployment and the economy. Third, on the hot topics in the market, investors are most concerned about China, geopolitical risk, and monetary policy. Fourth, investors are still leaning into select parts of the reflation trade.