Market Commentary for January 2025
Very bullish...
By Alan Hull
Past performance is not indicative of future performance
I am very bullish as we enter 2025. The tech heavy NASDAQ 100 index broke out of its long term channel in 2024 and the other U.S. markets are set to follow. And I am doubly confident about this as the Trump administration is set to enact very ‘U.S. Business’ friendly policies as soon as it can. So I am particularly bullish on the first half of 2025.
That said, I expect volatility as the Federal Reserve has already made it clear it has concerns about the possible impact the Trump administration’s policies could have on inflation. It’s also quite normal to experience increased volatility in the late stages of a bull run, where mum & dad investors with little market experience enter the market. These mum & dad investors tend to focus on the better known blue chip shares and I talk about the significance of this in my latest video review…