(WBEN) - Stocks rose in early Monday trading, recovering some of the losses from a five week losing streak even as oil prices keep climbing.
It's been tough to read the stock market, which has reacted cautiously since the conflict in Iran began.
"Stock investors are kind of looking back to last year and saying 'Hey, when that whole liberation day thing happened and stocks sold off it was almost a bear market down 19% very quickly, but then it bounced right up when the Trump Administration kind of backed down off a lot of those most harsh tariffs.'" said Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger. "They don't want to get caught in that situation so they're kind of positioning."
"This is bad news generally for the economy, but if it gets resolved we don't want to see stocks just zooming up without us."
The Bond market reacting negatively though, as if traders believe the impact to the economy will be longer lasting.
"We'll see which side is right," Schlesinger said. "It used to be that the bond market tended to be better at forecasting, but these are vibrant markets and they turn so quickly. It's really a question of when this conflict resolves, which is unknowable right now."
It's a confusing time for investors as the war causes markets to shift day-by-day. Is it worth constantly monitoring, though? We asked Jill Schlesinger (@JillOnMoney). https://t.co/WSEzdTqn4K
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