--- title: Resisting the Urge to React When Headlines Wreak Havoc description: A heavy news flow in 1Q made It hard for some investors to focus image: https://insights.danainvestment.com/hubfs/U.S.%20unemployment%20rate.png --- - [Home](https://www.danainvestment.com/) - About Us - [Who We Are](https://www.danainvestment.com/who-we-are/) - [Who We Serve](https://www.danainvestment.com/who-we-serve/) - [Our Responsibilities](https://www.danainvestment.com/our-responsibilities/) - [Meet The Team](https://www.danainvestment.com/meet-the-team/) - [History](https://www.danainvestment.com/history/) - [Awards](https://www.danainvestment.com/awards/) - Our Services - [Overview](https://www.danainvestment.com/overview/) - [Equity Strategies](https://www.danainvestment.com/strategy-assignment/equity-strategies/) - [Fixed Income Strategies](https://www.danainvestment.com/strategy-assignment/fixed-income-strategies/) - [Wealth Management](https://www.danainvestment.com/strategy-assignment/wealth-management/) - Insights - [The Dana Viewpoint](https://www.danainvestment.com/category/the-dana-viewpoint/) - [News & Updates](https://www.danainvestment.com/content-library-category/news-updates/) - [Content Library](https://www.danainvestment.com/content-library-category/content-library/) - [Resources](https://www.danainvestment.com/resources/) - [Contact](https://www.danainvestment.com/contact/) - [Stay Informed](https://www.danainvestment.com/stay-informed/) [![Dana Investment](https://insights.danainvestment.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/DanaInvestment_May2023/images/mobile-logo.png?width=300&height=76&name=mobile-logo.png "Dana Investment")](https://www.danainvestment.com/) - About Us - [Who We Are](https://www.danainvestment.com/who-we-are/) - [Who We Serve](https://www.danainvestment.com/who-we-serve/) - [Our Responsibilities](https://www.danainvestment.com/our-responsibilities/) - [Meet The Team](https://www.danainvestment.com/meet-the-team/) - [History](https://www.danainvestment.com/history/) - [Awards](https://www.danainvestment.com/awards/) - Our Services - [Overview](https://www.danainvestment.com/overview/) - [Equity Strategies](https://www.danainvestment.com/strategy-assignment/equity-strategies/) - [Fixed Income Strategies](https://www.danainvestment.com/strategy-assignment/fixed-income-strategies/) - [Wealth Management](https://www.danainvestment.com/strategy-assignment/wealth-management/) - Thought Leadership - [Insights](https://insights.danainvestment.com/blog) - [The Dana Viewpoint](https://www.danainvestment.com/category/the-dana-viewpoint/) - [News & Updates](https://www.danainvestment.com/content-library-category/news-updates/) - [Content Library](https://www.danainvestment.com/content-library-category/content-library/) - [Resources](https://www.danainvestment.com/resources/) - [Contact](https://www.danainvestment.com/contact/) - [Stay Informed](https://www.danainvestment.com/stay-informed/) [![Dana Investment Advisors](https://insights.danainvestment.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/DanaInvestment_May2023/images/header-logo.png?width=300&height=76&name=header-logo.png "Dana Investment Advisors")](https://www.danainvestment.com/) MENU CLOSE ![](https://insights.danainvestment.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/DanaInvestment_May2023/images/search-image.png) # Resisting the Urge to React When Headlines Wreak Havoc Published on Apr 27, 2023, 10:07:21 AM Financial markets enjoyed broad gains during the first quarter of 2023 — but not without significant volatility. Stubborn inflation, layoffs, bank failures, and another Fed rate hike, were just a few of the events that dominated headlines during the quarter.  [**![2023.04 Dana COTM](https://insights.danainvestment.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email/Chart%20of%20the%20Month/2023.04%20Dana%20COTM.png?width=600&height=638&name=2023.04%20Dana%20COTM.png)**](https://insights.danainvestment.com/hubfs/Email/Chart%20of%20the%20Month/2023.04%20Dana%20COTM.png) *Top trending topics in finance news coverage Jan 1 – March 31 Source: Google Search Trends Finance Category, Babbl* - Behavioral science shows that people (investors) are, by nature, prone to rash decisions based on emotion. Last quarter, we needed to look no further than our daily news feeds for emotional triggers. - While it’s impossible to entirely remove emotion from the decision-making process, resisting the urge to change your investment strategy during short-term volatility is often the key to longer-term investment success. - At Dana, we believe volatility creates an environment conducive to researching and owning strong relative value investments at good prices.  Tags: [Chart of the Month](https://insights.danainvestment.com/chart-of-the-month/tag/chart-of-the-month) [Back to Blog](https://insights.danainvestment.com/chart-of-the-month) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [Relative Value’s Comeback Seen in the S&P 500 Equal-Weight Index’s Performance](https://insights.danainvestment.com/chart-of-the-month/relative-values-comeback-seen-in-the-sp-500-equal-weight-indexs-performance) [Read More](https://insights.danainvestment.com/chart-of-the-month/relative-values-comeback-seen-in-the-sp-500-equal-weight-indexs-performance) ## [Are commodity traders signaling that a recession is in the cards?](https://insights.danainvestment.com/chart-of-the-month/october-2022) The Fed issued a widely anticipated 0.75 percentage point rate hike in September Markets reacted... 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