The Hidden Dispersion Inside Today’s Stock Market Investors Need to Know

Episode 135: Today, Ann examines market dispersion, looking beyond the relative stability of major indexes and ETFs and diving into volatility hidden beneath the surface - the phenomenon that makes some investors nervous and others excited for stock picking. Then, we break down Target and Best Buy earnings and how their “not-as-bad-as-expected” results were enough to send shares higher, making them the two best-performing stocks in the S&P 500. Finally, we continue tracking market reactions on the second day of trading following the strikes on Iran and discuss how uncertainty contributed to broad market declines.