pullback

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“The pullback comes after a strong run, with prices slipping from the recent highs hit just last week amid intensifying macro headwinds,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And they see “longer-term upside,” given that even as the market slid in March, defensive stocks were underperformers meaning investors were taking that pullback in stride.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The chip stock rally has been so explosive that this sort of pullback was always likely to happen.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Investors are at the lowest cash levels since February 2024, just one sign that a market pullback could be coming this summer, warns a BofA survey of fund managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I've had a hard pullback, but all is not lost.

From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Alger, Horatio