You know something interesting is happening in markets when the bears on Wall Street suddenly start telling their clients that stocks are looking like a buy.

Stocks on Wall Street shook off a weak start and closed slightly higher Friday, snapping a four-week losing streak. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%. The index finished with a 0.5% gain for the week. It’s still down 4.8% so far this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.1% gain, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%.

After two years of economic and stock market forecasts proving too conservative, the stock market is selling off as analysts rerate their overly optimistic stance headed into 2025.