--- title: November 2021 Market Update | Sanderson Wealth Management description: Volatility in the markets put many stocks on sale in November. Phil Frattali explores the uncertainty and several factors fueling the turmoil. image: https://insights.sandersonllc.com/hubfs/MonthlyMarketUpdate_Jul21-Jun22-forestfog.jpg --- - [716.566.2420](tel:716-566-2420) - [Client Login](https://www.sandersonllc.com/client-login/) [![Sanderson Wealth Management](https://insights.sandersonllc.com/hubfs/Sanderson_October2019%20Theme/Images/sanderson-logo-stacked@2x.png)](https://www.sandersonllc.com/) - About - [Services](https://www.sandersonllc.com/services/) - [Our Team](https://www.sandersonllc.com/team/) - [John Sanderson](https://www.sandersonllc.com/team/john-sanderson/) - [Justin Sanderson](https://www.sandersonllc.com/team/justin-sanderson/) - [James Warner](https://www.sandersonllc.com/team/james-warner/) - [C. 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TVs and Apple Watches weren’t the only things that went on sale this month. Global equities finished the month 2.5% lower while the 10-year treasury fell .12% to 1.43%. Small-cap stocks had their worst month since March 2020, but the real doorbuster sale was in the commodity markets as the price of WTI Crude oil tumbled 20% during the month. The volatility was primarily driven by hawkish comments out of the Federal Reserve and the fear of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. The worst of the volatility was on Black Friday when we saw the S&P 500 tumble 2.3% and oil 13% in one day, marking the 9th worst day on record for oil. The bond market saw another month of yield curve flattening referring to the narrowing gap between short-term and long-term rates. With the exception of September, this broad trend has been in place since March of this year. This is a result of investors’ worries over the potential for economic growth to slow due to the new COVID-19 variants as well as uncertainty over monetary policy. Historically, a flattening yield curve, and particularly an inverted one, has proven to be a signal that additional economic turmoil is looming. We continue to keep a close eye on the treasury yield curve. The Fed. The current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was nominated for a second term in November. On the last day of the month, he put out a statement saying that not only should the term “transitory” be dropped when describing inflationary pressures, but that the Fed will be actively considering reducing their bond-buying program at a more rapid rate. ## Closing thoughts. The biggest thing the market doesn’t like is uncertainty and right now there is a whole new level of uncertainty, particularly around Omicron. We anticipate additional volatility in the short term as the market reacts to news of the first case in the US, the vaccine effectiveness against the variant, and the severity of symptoms. Fortunately, the market does love one thing: BTD, aka "buying the dip." Should data come out indicating it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be, the Santa Claus rally may still come after all. 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