These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA

Published 25 Sep 2026, 12:56 UTC. Updated 25 Sep 2026, 12:56 UTC.

A jump in bond-market anxiety coupled with a selloff in financial stocks may mean a serious shock to markets, according to Bank of America.

Directly affected

BAC Bank Of America
Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

JPM JPMorgan Chase
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
WFC Wells Fargo
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
C Citigroup
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
GS Goldman Sachs
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
MS Morgan Stanley
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR
A fund of financial companies
KBE SPDR S&P Bank
A fund of bank stocks
KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking
Regional banks are sensitive to deposits and rates
ALLY ALLY FINANCIAL INC
GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
BMO BANK MONTREAL MEDIUM
GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
BAC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JPM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WFC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
XLF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KBE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KRE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ALLY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BMO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A jump in bond-market anxiety coupled with a selloff in financial stocks may mean a serious shock to markets, according to Bank of America.

Source: MarketWatch

How far Ally Financial (ALLY) has moved since 25 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA,” Ally Financial (ALLY) is -1.70%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a -1.85% difference versus the market.

ALLY

SPY

Disclosure records for Ally Financial (ALLY) within two months of 25 Sep 2026

Rohit Khanna sell Bank Of America (BAC) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 16 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA.”

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around Ally Financial (ALLY)

Companies mentioned with this story

ALLY Ally Financial
Ally Financial (ALLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA.” Reason on file: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BAC Bank Of America
In “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
In “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA,” Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CM Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/
For “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA,” Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CRBG Corebridge Financial
In “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA,” Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CRBG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
EFC Ellington Financial
For “These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA,” Ellington Financial (EFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EFC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ally Financial (ALLY)

“These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA” (25 Sep 2026) reaches Ally Financial (ALLY) through this story.

What ties Ally Financial (ALLY) to the headline is this: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bank Of America (BAC) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Ally Financial (ALLY) price range

ALLY traded between 36.18 and 40.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.53. BAC traded between 49.26 and 58.11 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 50.39. BMO traded between 159.57 and 177.46 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.07.

How strong the case is around Ally Financial (ALLY)

46 out of 100

“These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.