Inventory futures had been greater Sunday night after per week of steep losses that ended on a excessive observe, and forward of a giant earnings week for retailers.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Common rose 100 factors, or 0.3%, whereas S&P 500 futures added 0.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 0.8%.

On Friday, the Dow rose 466.36 factors, or 1.47%, whereas the S&P 500 climbed 2.39%. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 3.82% and posted its strongest one-day achieve since November 2020. Nonetheless, all three averages posted dropping weeks. 

The good points got here as buyers went into aid rally mode to cap off a foul week for shares through which the S&P 500 practically descended into bear market territory.

It stays to be seen, nevertheless, how lengthy the rally will final or how a lot additional shares must fall earlier than this 12 months’s downtrend bottoms.

“Given the historical past of bear markets, coupled with the truth that the Fed has simply begun its fee hike cycle and want to see monetary situations proceed to tighten in order that demand pulls again additional, this rally will almost definitely weaken,” mentioned Quincy Krosby, chief fairness strategist for LPL Monetary.

Nonetheless, some buyers and analysts say, whether or not or not the underside is in, there are good shopping for alternatives on the market’s present lows.

“I am not calling the underside right here, however there’s some alternative right here to greenback price common,” mentioned Sylvia Jablonski, CEO and chief funding officer at Defiance ETFs, advised CNBC. “For those who’re sitting on a bunch of money, you are locking in losses due to inflation. Investing in equities or asset courses that you just consider in… it’s the lesser evil. The promoting fatigue will wane, the market will reset. It is unlikely the Dow and the S&P are going to be in correction territory six months to a 12 months from now.”

Retail earnings season kicks off this week with a number of big-box retailers set to report outcomes for the primary quarter, together with Walmart, Goal and Residence Depot. Elsewhere, Deere can also be on deck, together with a handful of know-how corporations.

Buyers may even have their eye on retail gross sales knowledge this week, which may give them perception into how retailers are managing inflation, which stays close to 40-year highs.