Shocktober: Stocks Suffer Worst Pre-Election Plunge In History
Tyler Durden
Fri, 10/30/2020 – 16:00
The Hunt for a Red October is over… must be the Russians…
Global stocks suffered their worst week since March as it appears the constant liquidity pukage is losing its impact…
Source: Bloomberg
And US stocks (down 6-7% across the board) also saw their biggest weekly drawdowns in 7 months…
In fact, as Bloomberg notes, the second half of October – essentially since earnings reports began to flood in – the S&P 500 is down 5%. That is the worst performance for the final two weeks of the month of October since 1987’s 10.9% plunge – a year that certainly had other extenuating circumstances to account for such a disastrous performance in the back-half of the month. While it bears little resemblance to this year’s market context, know that in 1987 equities did not bounce back by the end of that year.
Source: Bloomberg
Additionally, the S&P just suffered its biggest-ever loss in the week before a US presidential election…
Source: Bloomberg
But we note that the S&P was down 9 straight days into 2016 election… will the pattern repeat this time?
Source: Bloomberg
This was also the worst week for any balanced portfolio as aggregate stock and bond returns were the worst since March…
Source: Bloomberg
Stocks were also down for the 2nd straight month (Dow was the laggard with it’s worst month since March) leaving the S&P barely holding green YTD. Small Caps bucked the trend with a modest 1.5% gain on the month…
Source: Bloomberg
The Dow and the Nasdaq are both in correction, down 10% or more from their recent highs.
All the US majors are at critical technical levels (Dow at 200DMA, S&P and Nasdaq < 100DMA, Russell ~100DMA)
Russell 2000 dramatically outperformed Nasdaq for the second straight month…
Source: Bloomberg
European markets bloodbath’d even more this week (worst since March also) and worst month since March (closing at lowest since May)…
Source: Bloomberg
It seem Einhorn was right – the launch of the SPAC ETF marked the top…
Source: Bloomberg
Back in the US, FANG Stocks ended down for the second month in a row…
Source: Bloomberg
AAPL has slumped into a bear market from its early September highs…
Source: Bloomberg
Rough day for Jack Dorsey’s net worth…
Bank stocks ended unch on the month…
Source: Bloomberg
VIX jumped almost 6 vols on the week – its biggest rise in vol since March…
And the VIX curve is now in full backwardation (with the forward curve similar to how it was a month ago but the spike in front-month vol must have crushed any vol carry traders)…
Source: Bloomberg
And while credit spreads have started to crack wider, compared to equity risk, there is a long way to go…
Source: Goldman
On the week, Treasury yields were practically unch – ramping higher after gains early on as liquidations appeared widespread…
Source: Bloomberg
On the month, yields were notably higher (30Y +18bps) and the curve steeper…
Source: Bloomberg
Not exactly a ‘rout’ in bonds…
Source: Bloomberg
Despite gains this week, the Dollar was lower on the month (after September’s big surge) for the 6th month lower in the last 7…
Source: Bloomberg
Cryptos were very mixed this week with a major rotation apparent as altcoins were offered and Bitcoin bid…
Source: Bloomberg
On the month, Bitcoin led the way, with Ripple lagging…
Source: Bloomberg
This was Bitcoin’s best month since April, closing above $13500…
Source: Bloomberg
Ethereum notably underperformed after a solid DeFi-driven surge in July/August…
Source: Bloomberg
Crude was clubbed like a baby seal this week (PMs also slipped lower), and also on the month (but PMs managed to hold)…
Source: Bloomberg
WTI traded down to a $34 handle this week – its lowest level since May…
Finally, just on thing to think… “mother’s milk” appears to have left the building
Source: Bloomberg
This could never happen again, right?
Source: Bloomberg
Oh, and don’t panic!! The “Casedemic” will be over soon…
Source: Bloomberg
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