With equity investors defensively positioned, a soft reading in Tuesday’s consumer price index could spark a powerful rally — with the S&P 500 jumping as much as 10%. That’s the bold forecast from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s sales and trading desk. In a scenario analysis that maps out the game plan for clients, the team including Andrew Tyler suggests that an annualized inflation print of 6.9% or lower has the potential to lift the equity benchmark between 8% and 10%. Such a move would extend the index’s surge from its October low well past 20%, marking a technical end of the 12-month bear market. While the chances ... (full story)