Will active management seize the opportunity to show its worth?
In the end, the Reddit-driven short-squeeze craze changed little, if anything.
Retail investors tend to lag institutional investors during periods of high volatility.
Old-school metrics once again are mattering more than populist drivers like Reddit postings.
The strategist says investors should buy the dip in cyclicals and small caps.
He continues to favor value stocks that are economically sensitive and that have been long ignored.
Dennis DeBusschere predicts a 7% gain in the S&P 500 in 2022.
Omicron and a hawkish Fed haven't taken the steam out of optimistic profit outlooks.
In the Nasdaq 100, the absolute size of close-to-close moves has been roughly 1.5% a day this month, up or down.
A firm strategist said the market is currently pricing in an aggressive Fed.