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Michael Brown, a strategist at broker Pepperstone, suggested that the rally has legs, however—especially since the recent run-up could attract more retail investors to the metal, which is historically a volatile commodity.

“Chinese equities are bucking the risk off elsewhere this morning, possibly on stimulus hopes given the data,” noted Jim Reid, a strategist at Deutsche Bank.

But the strategist said the value trade and broader-market names have issues similar to those of the growth names.

Positive risk sentiment should be conducive for more spread tightening, while supply is slowing, the rates strategist says.

Democratic strategist Bill Carrick is presented as saying modern advisors would be reluctant to counsel candidates to exit unless they had committed serious crimes.