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The Power of Patience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the weeks following the \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariff announcements, I wrote a series of columns urging investors to be patient and measured when it came to \u2018responding\u2019 to the punitive trade measures. Here\u2019s an excerpt from one of those columns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSelling out of the market today [April 5] substantially increases the chances of being whipsawed when a rally takes hold, which again, no one can know the precise timing of.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, the setup is that any modicum of good news on trade will factor as a positive surprise for markets going forward, which will almost certainly trigger strong moves higher. Long-term investors simply cannot afford to miss these upswings<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It paid to be patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I write, the S&P 500 has staged a sharp v-shaped recovery, effectively erasing all the tariff-related losses of the past few months. For any investor who tried to time the declines and the powerful bounce that followed, there was basically no margin for error. The entire event unfolded too quickly and was\u2014and still is\u2014mired by uncertainty, which meant there was no clear signal for when stocks would rally. There rarely is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Market\u2019s Comeback Signals for Your Next Move<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tariff headlines came fast. The rally came faster. And for those who tried to make moves in the middle of it all, there was almost no margin for error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our June Zacks Stock Market Outlook1<\/sup><\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong> breaks down what really drove the market\u2019s sharp rebound\u2014and what it could mean for the next phase of this cycle. Inside, you’ll find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n