In addition to the above, a lot of people are just waiting for an excuse.

Jan 26, 2020
4:31:47pm

All-American All-American

The market feels overheated, so any sign of distress is liable to trigger an oversized reaction. This could certainly do it.

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Time

Futures down 1% at the open. Coronavirus has investors spooked

TicoBrown

1/26/20 4:02pm

Doesn’t make any sense. Zero impact. Can’t be causation.

RugbyCoug

1/26/20 4:18pm

It makes perfect sense.

Deleted

1/26/20 4:23pm

I've canceled 6 business flights with Delta

IdahoYFan

1/26/20 4:27pm

I’d say it’s an over reaction, but not zero impact. I’m at 30% cash, so I’ll

bluecougar1985

1/26/20 4:29pm

I’m in cash too but not because of a virus lol

Big Daddy D

1/26/20 4:39pm

I’m not in cash because the virus, I’ve been slowly moving to cash

bluecougar1985

1/26/20 4:40pm

Right there with you

Big Daddy D

1/26/20 4:41pm

In addition to the above, a lot of people are just waiting for an excuse.

All-American

1/26/20 4:31pm

Feels overheated? What ever gave you that notion?

Big Daddy D

1/26/20 4:41pm

Yeah, but a lot of people have lost a lot of money waiting for the correction

All-American

1/26/20 4:58pm

No they haven’t. Experienced opportunity cost perhaps but did not lose money

Big Daddy D

1/26/20 6:23pm

Same difference. Spare me the pedantry please.

All-American

1/26/20 6:25pm

Lol not the same difference if you’re managing someone’s hard earned money.

Big Daddy D

1/26/20 6:34pm

To the people whose money is being managed it is the same.

All-American

1/26/20 6:43pm

False. Return OF principle vs return ON principle. People with real money care.

Big Daddy D

1/26/20 7:56pm

Tell you what.

All-American

1/26/20 10:16pm

Ya know. The industry quants track guys like you. I won’t say what they’re calle

Big Daddy D

1/27/20 12:26am

I know exactly what the “industry” calls guys like me: “former clients.”

All-American

1/27/20 7:53am

This is the irrationality of fear. Coronavirus has killed about

Agnostic-alumni

1/26/20 4:30pm

Largest quarantine ever in the sixth largest city in China

Sumguy

1/26/20 5:45pm

Uh. Those aren't futures. The actual market went down on Friday.

Scott_Tenorman

1/26/20 4:42pm

Uh, yeah. Futures open at 4PM Sundays.

TicoBrown

1/26/20 4:50pm

Down 1.5% and falling

TicoBrown

1/26/20 4:51pm

Still a very minor blip

CasualFan

1/26/20 7:01pm

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