Beware a cascading ‘flash crash’ in stocks as everyone packs into the market’s most popular names, JPMorgan chief stock strategist says

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  • A stock rally unwinding could come with no warning, JPMorgan’s Dubravko Lakos-Bujas said in a webinar.

  • Concentration is so high that if one large fund begins pulling out, it could trigger a broad market fallout.

  • Cracks are already showing as Apple and Tesla stocks slide.

The equity rally that’s taken stocks on a five-month tear could rupture with no warning, Dubravko Lakos-Bujas said in a JPMorgan webinar on Wednesday.

Though it’s unclear when this could happen, extreme market crowding has positioned stocks for a sharp correction, the bank’s chief global equity strategist warned.

“You might not need a catalyst, it can just come one day out of the blue and this has happened in the past, we’ve had flash crashes,” he said.

“One big fund starts de-levering some positions, a second fund hears that and tries to re-position, third fund basically gets caught off guard, and the next thing you…

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