Everything is crashing but the banks are buying themselves — defensive rotation into JPMorgan and Goldman
Tech stocks and cryptocurrencies are both crashing, and the situation just got worse with military strikes in the Middle East. With panic everywhere, large bank stocks look like a safe place to hide — they just passed government stress tests and are returning billions to shareholders.
Idea
The combination of a raging tech selloff, a crash in cryptocurrencies, and a military strike on Iran creates a perfect storm of market panic. When fear spikes this aggressively, investors flee to safety. JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs just passed the Federal Reserve's stress tests and announced massive $50 billion buybacks and dividend hikes, making them ideal defensive plays. Unlike speculative tech or crypto, these banks have government-tested balance sheets and are actively shrinking their share count to support the stock price.