MarketBeat Minute(2022-12-29)

Equity markets started to slip on Wednesday due to a lack of buyable news. This week is not only the Holiday trading week but it is also the depths of the earnings mid-cycle which means very little corporate news is available. What there is, isn't hopeful as many CEOs and CFOs are bracing for what could be a deep recession in 2023.

The caveat for investors is that even the downturn on Wednesday is suspect due to the holiday week. With trading volume so low and so little in the way of catalysts no market movement should be taken seriously. It won't be until next week when the market comes back to work and starts the new year that tradable signals will begin to appear. Until then, prepare for the worst and expect the best.