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The Stock-Market Correction Isn't over yet. Here's Why the Iran Cease-Fire Is Actually a Bad Omen

Market timers are too bullish about the outcome of the war - and May marks the start of the worst six-month stretch for markets historically. The U.S. stock-market correction has more downside ahead, according to contrarian analysts. That's because the mood on Wall Street in March and early April hasn't been pessimistic enough to trigger a contrarian buy signal.Instead, short-term stock-market timers have remained relatively bullish during the Iran war that began on Feb. 28. And after a two-week cease-fire was announced, market-timers stayed bullish.This is particularly evident among timers who focus on the Nasdaq stock market. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP in March fell by more than either the S&P 500 SPX or the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, dropping into semiofficial correction territory by declining by more than 10% from its February high. And because the Nasdaq market is highly sensitive to changes in investor sentiment, we would have expected that Nasdaq-oriented market tim

The Stock-Market Correction Isn't over yet. Here's Why the Iran Cease-Fire Is Actually a Bad Omen

# US Crude Futures Rise Over $2 Following Israel's Attack on Lebanon Amid Middle East Tensions

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And after a two-week cease-fire was announced, market-timers stayed bullish.</p><p>This is particularly evident among timers who focus on the Nasdaq stock market. The Nasdaq Composite Index in March fell by more than either the S&amp;P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, dropping into semiofficial correction territory by declining by more than 10% from its February high. And because the Nasdaq market is highly sensitive to changes in investor sentiment, we would have expected that Nasdaq-oriented market timers would have become quite gloomy.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/c3844ad459f5ea6b59cb304e36525612\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"535\"/></p><p>But they didn&#39;t. So there was no contrarian buy signal - defined as timers being more pessimistic than on at least 90% of prior trading sessions. This zone of extreme pessimism is denoted by the shaded area at the bottom of the chart above. 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