We all want to relive the dastardly days of doom, mostly due to unhappiness, but partly for a desire to buy really cheap stocks. Too bad life doesn’t work out that way, fucked face. Only with the benefit of hindsight do we learn of great bargains and opportunities.
Is there a credit crisis brewing like in 2007-2008?
Definitively, no.
I haven’t seen any notable banks going bust, or industries, aside from retail, in utter disrepair.
Have we imposed some wounds upon ourselves, similar to 2011 when Germany refused to bail out Greece?
Yes!
With Trump’s trade wars, government shut down, and lack of coherent policy to stimulate the economy for 2019, it appears this is the real reason for lower stocks. I can prove it if you want me to. Trump escalated the trade war in September of 2018, and the market topped out on October 1st, 2018.
If we are traveling along the 2011 timeline, what should be expect next?
Well, for one, the 2011 narrative led to stocks dropping by 17% from May, 2011 to September, 2011. I recall being in Turks and Caicos getting my brains blown out, having to quickly move to cash and buy puts on the market, which saved me. We rallied sharply in October by 11%, similar to how we’re moving now, and then consolidated for the next two months before blasting off for good. More to that point, after the 11% melt-up, we dropped by 3% in the next subsequent months. It was apathetic and demoralizing.
Here’s the chop-boxes of 2011.
It’s not likely that we V-shape up from here and recapture record highs. As a matter of fact, in all of the bear markets dating back to WWII, the average time to recovery is 39 months.
If forced to guess a likely narrative, I’d say up another 2-3% from here, running into a wall of sellers — then consolidate for the next 3 months in a frustrating and dizzying whir of fuckery — coming to resolution by Q2 amidst earnings announcements. I think it’s fair to say we don’t know what the extent of the weakness is now, especially with AAPL. If AAPL pre-announces in March, markets are going to steam lower and not come up for air until summer.
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What of &FB?
Right on cue. Time to go short and make some money now.
You first. Which issues are you shorting, so we can all play along?
I would love to see this carryover
US Futures Tumble After US-China Trade Talks Headlines
the number of times rumors-only were bullish (those were mostly manufactured news-whispers). it makes no sense that xi rolls over or quick agreement is made. especially the hand xi is holding has trump tied with shutdown why would he rollover, so again, let’s get this on, trade war, on
What good does it do you to be the way that you are?
I think he is correct.
Finally you woke up to this analog.
US ppt and China liquidity injection got the market back to the 50dma. But now market is on its own. Retest the lows coming.
Ain’t no analog. The price of thee fundamental input in world economies has never been manipulated like it has over the past decade or so. When faith in the manipulation ends, there will be a major reset and winners and losers will once again be chosen by the “haves” …by connected manipulators …with just enough candy thrown to the unwashed to keep the mayhem from spilling too far out from the inner city. This is the market as it exists. The best the unwashed can do is to follow price and attempt position oneself in concert with the connected.
The truth can only be hidden so long. Then the damn breaks. Occupy now, yellow vests, Maga and brexit are the symptoms of the disfuctional elite.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-21/two-ways-system-rigged-hft-and-oligarchic-inheritance
Not 2011, not 2008.
More like 2000, another Tech bubble.