Charts That Matter: Policy Reversals Do Not Always Turn Markets Around

Even after policymakers retract their prejudicial actions, financial markets might continue selling off. We compare the current tariff shock with two past episodes when policy reversals did not produce market turnarounds: (1) the RMB devaluation in August 2015, and (2) the US Congress's initial rejection of the TARP bank bailout program in 2008. In addition, we show numerous technical indicators illustrating at which levels the potential bottom in various equity markets could be.