There are “16 things from 2016” that investors need to know for 2017, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report notes, as it speculates volatility will rise and the “low vol stock bubble in 2016 is at risk regardless of fiscal outcome in 2017” and European political driven volatility will persist in 2017. Amid this volatility, market fragility is anticipated to peak and a “buy the dip” mentality that the report notes has been experiencing on shorter and shorter time horizons will be a trend that could extend into 2017 with some modifications. Europe likely to be the source of…
BAML Predicts Market Fragility Peaks In 2017, As “central bank control over markets wanes”
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.