Investors Debate If Bull Market Will Continue or Stocks Will Crash After Booking Q1 Profits
• Investors booked profits in Q1, now debating if stocks will continue climbing or crash back down • Demand for options that pay off if there’s a minor correction is very low • But traders are quietly buying "tail-risk" hedges in case stocks swing wildly • Broad market confidence increasing with more sectors participating beyond tech • Main worries are Fed rate cut timing/magnitude and high-flying AI stocks stalling out