Bank of America equity strategists see a real risk the S&P 500 could trade below 4000 in the coming days and weeks.
Strategists at SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ASX:SPY) note that the S&P 500 fell below key support (4200).
“If equalweight SPW can’t hold 5540, risk is SPX heads to 200wma of 3941 before trading rally,” the analysts wrote in a note.
In the week ending October 25, money market funds attracted the majority of inflows, alongside bond funds, while equities saw outflows despite dip-buying of tech stocks.
Cash gained $29.2 billion, bond funds attracted $2.2B, gold funds saw inflows of $500 million, and equities experienced outflows of $2.1B.
Technology funds had the largest inflows in 8 weeks at $2B, as investors bought the dip in tech stocks. Consumer funds saw the largest 5-week outflow on record at $4.9B.
Energy funds had the largest inflow since March 2022 at $2.4B. Gold funds had their first inflow since May.
The U.S. saw its second week of inflows, totaling $400M. Emerging markets (EM) experienced their third week of outflows, amounting to $2M. Japan saw inflows resume at $2.5B. Europe had its 33rd week of outflows, totaling $2B.