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Why the stock market’s biggest laggards might be your best defense against a summer selloff
Key takeaway
Low-volatility stocks are emerging from a period of underperformance, offering a defensive hedge against a potential summer selloff.
- Step 11st-order: Investors rotate into low-volatility stocks as a defensive hedge against a summer selloff, driven by rising uncertainty and fear of a correction.
- Step 22nd-order: This rotation depresses high-beta and growth stocks, leading to a broader market decline and increased volatility, which reinforces the defensive move.
- Step 33rd-order: The risk-off sentiment transmits to UK markets via correlated global equity flows and a stronger dollar, pressuring UK equities and gilt yields.
Source: MarketWatch
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