šØ Hereās what most people overlook:
When QT ends, the Fed stops pulling liquidity out of the system.
Thatās not stimulus ā
but it does remove the liquidity headwind markets have been fighting for two years.
Historically, when the Fed moves from tightening ā neutral, two things happen:
1ļøā£ Downside pressure fades. Risk assets stop getting quietly choked by reserve runoff.
2ļøā£ The next big move depends entirely on whether the Fed begins adding liquidity afterward.
Even small reserve injections can move markets quickly.
This wonāt look like a 2020-style liquidity surge ā itās more of a controlled drip that stabilizes funding conditions and sets the stage for whatever policy comes next.
If true QE eventually returns, thatās when bull markets typically shift from grinding higher ā breaking out aggressively.
Bottom line:
QT ending removes the headwind.
QE ā if it arrives ā becomes the tailwind.