The Fed Said the “T” Word, and Individual Investors Buy the Dip

Episode 232 of the Investopedia Express podcast with Caleb Silver (March 24, 2025)

Published March 24, 2025

02:45 PM EDT

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Stocks rallied last week following dovish comments and forecasts from the Federal Reserve, but Chair Jerome Powell said inflation may be ‘transitory’, which brought flashbacks from 2021. Investors are as bearish as ever, but retail investors have been buying the dip on our favorite stocks that are way off their recent highs. Is our timing terrible, or have we decided that the market has bottomed and the tariffs that go into effect next week will just be a minor adjustment? Plus, what the SKEW Index is telling us, and what to expect in the stock market and the economy this week.

Links for Show Notes:

• https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-11700527
• https://www.cboe.com/us/indices/dashboard/skew/
• https://www.carsongroup.com/insights/blog/four-reasons-not-to-panic-and-sell-right-now/