Some of the key drivers that drove stocks to record highs in the first three months of the year are being undermined, leading to Tuesday's sell-off, according to investor James Abate.
"Stocks are priced for perfection and for them to move higher or avoid a correction you needed rates to either go down and/or profits to move higher.
Outside of macro and micro data, the stock market's woes have been exacerbated by rising geopolitical tensions, Abate added.
The underperformance in the Russell 2000 small-cap index means that this market selloff isn't solely contained to high-flying tech stocks.
Abate manages the Centre American Select Equity Fund, which has returned 8.9% year to date compared to its category average of 9.7%, according to Morningstar .
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