As investors buy the dip, American stocks have staged a strong comeback during this earnings season. Dow Jones has added over 1,000 points in the past few days. Similarly, the small-cap Russell 2,000 has risen by 10% from its YTD low. The QQQ stock price has recovered by about 10%, while the fear and greed index has risen to 36.
Difficult earnings season
The fear and greed index has rebounded as investors refocus on the most difficult earnings season since 2020. Large banks like JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley published extremely weak results as investment banking revenue retreated. Similarly, companies like Johnson & Johnson, IBM, and Lockheed Martin warned about the impact of high inflation and a strong US dollar on their businesses,
Meanwhile, Netflix said it continued losing more users as demand for its platform waned. The firm lost over 970k users in the second quarter of this year after it lost 2 million in Q1. Nonetheless, the company issued a relatively optimistic outlook for the business. It expects to add more revenue as it cracks down on password sharing and introduces a cheaper ad-supported tier.
The next key catalyst for the QQQ stock price and the fear and greed index will be earnings by Tesla that will come out on Wednesday. Other firms that will publish are Biogen, Abbott Labs, Northern Trust, and Baker Hughes.