JPMorgan Strategist Says US Stock Market is in For a 'Choppy, Bumpy Ride' in 2026
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Reddit — r/stocks
· April 02, 2026 at 19:14
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A Reddit post shares a JPMorgan strategist's view that the US stock market will experience high volatility and be sensitive to headlines in 2026.
The strategist argues that staying fully invested and diversified in US equities, like the S&P 500, is the best approach despite a choppy near-term outlook.
Quality assessment: This is not original research; it is a summary of an external article quoting a strategist. It is speculation/noise based on expert opinion.
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[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-stock-market-volatility-middle-east-tensions-1789900](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-stock-market-volatility-middle-east-tensions-1789900)
JPMorgan Asset Management market strategist Jack Manley believes that more dramatic market swings are likely and investors should prepare accordingly. The markets are likely to be 'extremely sensitive to headlines, both positive and negative,' he said. 'Now is still a good time to be taking risks, but realise it is going to be a choppy, bumpy ride over the course of this year.'
JPMorgan data revealed that investors trading in such volatile markets stand to lose the most. In the past two decades, six of the market's 10 best days occurred within two weeks of its 10 worst days. For instance, the second-worst day of 2020, 12th March, was immediately followed by the second-best day of the year.
Hence, JPMorgan believes that investors who stay fully invested and diversified would earn the best returns, while those moving in and out of markets are likely to miss the 'best days' of stock gains.
Those who adopted the strategy of investing in the S&P 500 index of large-cap US stocks have witnessed massive gains, given that the index recorded three consecutive years of double-digit gains: 16% in 2025, 23% in 2024, and 24% in the year before that. However, the S&P 500 index is down 3.5% year to date.
'In any given year, you might have a bad year being a US stock investor. But over the long run, history has shown very clearly that US equities are a great place to generate wealth,' Manley said.