Negative surprises put a cap on the upside potential, especially for equities. As a rule, investors react strongly to surprises, often shaped as economic data. After all, the consensus expectation should already be incorporated in the prices.
It is therefore no coincidence that there are indices that mathematically determine the degree of surprises. A good example are the Citi Economic Surprise indices.
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