S&P 500 Rout Poses Fresh Test for Wall Street’s Dip-Buying Habit
- Benchmark hasn’t seen extended drawdowns despite mounting risk
- Fundstrat’s Lee bets on swift rebound after Friday selloff
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Friday’s rout in the S&P 500 Index will test a months-long market trend: investors stepping in to buy the dip.
The US benchmark has gone 35 sessions without posting consecutive declines of more than 1% — its longest such streak since late December and something that occurred only three times in the past year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.