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Wounded Bear

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5. You could say the same about weekends...

Reply to NewsCenter28 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 5, 2018, 11:16 PM

Feb 2018

There are often sell-offs on Fridays, which get turned around early in the ensuing week to stabilize or even turn back up.

This last weekend that didn't happen. Monday was worse than Friday. If it continues many more days, it could get serious real fast.

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BREAKING: Futures indicating Dow set to open 1,000+ down TOMORROW! [View all] NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 OP

Yikes. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #1

Leveraged ETF unwinding, it appears american_ideals Feb 2018 #14

Etf? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #32

Tomorrow Will Tell BlueDog22 Feb 2018 #2

Yes, but in past crises NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #3

You could say the same about weekends... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #5

Yep, like the 500 point drop in August 2015 NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #6

I totally take your point, and I don't even resent it. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2018 #37

Look at VIX and XIV. Wow american_ideals Feb 2018 #16

XIV is about worthless in premarket !! WOW !! uponit7771 Feb 2018 #19

Hopefully things will calm down overnight. democratisphere Feb 2018 #4

The market is overvalued by about 40 to 50 percent. roamer65 Feb 2018 #7

DO SOMETHING TRUMP! nmgaucho Feb 2018 #8

It's Obama's fault left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #9

So according to the circuit breaker they will halt for 45 mins if it drops another 50 points. joshcryer Feb 2018 #10

Running about off 915 now. mnhtnbb Feb 2018 #11

Now -890 in the time it took to post. mnhtnbb Feb 2018 #12

Back to 960 down NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #23

Also suspect global central banks are in emergency overnight meetings now NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #24

Now down 1125! OK, starting to get a little scared now-n/t NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #29

Gold is up too, watch the VIX and the 2 yr T uponit7771 Feb 2018 #13

It's been Trumped up for the last year and due for a correction IronLionZion Feb 2018 #15

Something funky is going on with regard to the XIV and the VIX. dawg Feb 2018 #17

Credit Suiise had a big position there, they've lost almost half a billion if this holds uponit7771 Feb 2018 #20

I heard the terms of the XIV called for a forced liquidation if it has a one-day drop of 80%. dawg Feb 2018 #22

Stunning whats going on in XIV-n/t NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #25

Just wow !!! uponit7771 Feb 2018 #28

Now watch has every right-wing news outlet blames Obama sakabatou Feb 2018 #18

+1, Clinton's private email server crashed the market while selling pizza's /sarcasm uponit7771 Feb 2018 #21

But... But... But... The memo! Hugin Feb 2018 #39

We need tax cuts for the super-wealthy immediately! Orrex Feb 2018 #26

This calls for EVEN MORE... Hugin Feb 2018 #40

Fox News will blame it on us somehow. They always do. Initech Feb 2018 #27

I'm 10 years out from retirement. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #31

This feels different than 1987 and 2008 the market will go down by a large margin Tuesday kimbutgar Feb 2018 #30

Watched cnbc all day...unknown is the effect Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #33

In 87 money moved to bonds which were giving more money and were stable now uponit7771 Feb 2018 #35

@Foxnews it's Obama's fault. sarcasmo Feb 2018 #34

and i just put all my savings in the market elmac Feb 2018 #36

At 1 AM eastern Standard Time, it's fallen to -428 davekriss Feb 2018 #38