Did you know that there are only 166 stocks, with market caps above $1 billion, that are within 5% of their 52 week highs? The Dow is now off 1,000 from its peak and Chairwoman Yellen is set to preside over the dumbest stock market rout since the great nano-tech bubble of 2004.
I’m taking claw hammers to the skull and brain today, like many of you. But I do have some cash and a mind for this sort of thing. Truth be told, you and I, the unwashed reader, have gone through many tapes like this and have always came out on top, haven’t we? I don’t see any reason to believe this time will be different. It’s important to remain cool, try not to sell at the bottom, and buy more when the selling programs have exhausted themselves.
Just to play devil’s advocate here for a moment: there is a very large equity exposure in the accounts of the investing public, from pension funds to hedge funds to the average Joe. Margin levels are extended and complacency has been high, which might lead to an exacerbated decline to the downside. If the pain is too great, drop out now and spare yourselves from the agony of having to work through the sludge.
At the core of the problem is “Fed tapering” coupled with “Emerging markets” not emerging anymore. The Yen carry trade is unwinding, the dollar is strong and treasuries and precious metals are safe havens, all classic bear market traits. The liquidity that drove stocks to fantastic heights is being withdrawn, frankly. Hopefully we can get it back soon, else selling will beget more selling and then people will call for a crash scenario to “put in a firm bottom.”
It’s all a ridiculous process, one that I loathe, sponsored by a media who don’t really know anything about making money in the markets. They are only interested in witnessing your pain.
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no VXX boob rub…
waiting for ppt oversold
Nice Bear crossing in the logo.
perfect timing on the across the board subscription rate increases.well done
What is that supposed to mean?
The advice provided by the people who operate and run the iBC premium services are worth far more in markets like this than in a one where even people like you can make money in.
+1
how do you know that? you know nothing of me Fly
Well then maybe you didn’t make any money.
what do you expect ” a grease down, and a shiatsu ?”
you were given ample time to “lock in last years rates”
the services here are spectacular, i cannot speak highly enough of the iBC halls, and the fees are definitely affordable
i assume and extrapolate from your name gatorsun good sir, you are a florida retiree, and probably cheap beyond the nominal fees required for expert advice.
time to start buying the blood in GOGO.
dont forget some gold & silver good sir Matt ; )
i might jump back into RIOM soon.
join the party my friend ; )
i’m still catching my breath from the last party. standing in front of the frige naked drinking a gatorade.
Exquisite. (british accent)
My top call in early December not too bad… (considering what bears have been through for 4 years)
Obviously tradeable ranges coming. But long term, Baby. Which is what mattered to me. Highs are done
And the damage is coming (movie trailer intonation)
lol
the gold/silver play is just getting started, since jan 2014 the trade has been no less than spectacular for me
(throws snowball in your face)
LOL ; )
im saaaaaaoooooorrrrrryyyyyy
No you ducked and it hit Showtime in the face.
+1
LOL
Will have to pick that up
And hand to Tom Brady for Mr manning
gold will dive back to 1180 in a short matter of time ,
still sitting on a down trend line ,
what a reversal in angi – love it ,
Welcome to the adult swim gentlemen, the pikers have sunk beneath the waves…
These are the kind of trading days that separate the swashbucklers from the land lubbers…