April was the stock market’s best month in 30 years, which is not really what you expect during a global pandemic.
Historically the biggest short-term gains have been disproportionately amidst or immediately following bear markets, when volatility is highest.
Right, April’s rally wasn’t due to “actually, everything is great now”, it was due to “whew, it looks like the most apocalyptic scenarios we were seeing in March aren’t likely, and there’s a limit to how bad it’s going to get”.
Historically the biggest short-term gains have been disproportionately amidst or immediately following bear markets, when volatility is highest.
Right, April’s rally wasn’t due to “actually, everything is great now”, it was due to “whew, it looks like the most apocalyptic scenarios we were seeing in March aren’t likely, and there’s a limit to how bad it’s going to get”.