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Equities down today

johnNjohnN
edited October 2019 in Fund Discussions
anyone buying today?
think many pundits stated many issues causing massive run toward bear market: volatilities in Oct very high, end of bull cycles, unfavorable data reporting, employment rate issues, pending Trump impeachment

recession coming?

we are still 80/20 still have > 15s 20 yrs left and we don't have enough valuable insights 'TIME THE market'. Maybe its better to sit tight and keep rolling/couch potatoe approaches

Did buy more VDE, VWO, VGSTX today

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  • catch22catch22
    edited October 2019
    ADD: my reply was based upon the original subject title of "Everything down today".

    Everything ??? :):):)
    Everything is a fairly tough word to deal with in investing markets, for proper descriptions of a broad investing arena.............wouldn't you agree ???

    Are your bonds blowing up ???

    Well, in the sense of UP (pricing), yes; for IG types.
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    edited October 2019
    Since when is a downdraft of ~1.5 / 2% a "crash"?
  • johnNjohnN
    edited October 2019
    yes Sirs... meant equity markets going down few percentage[s] today, although one point dows were down 590s pts earlier.

    bonds/inverse vehicles doing fair today

    now time to drink those beer to keep my head more clear
  • MarkMark
    Yup, more beer will clear one's mind every time.
  • catch22catch22
    For we old turds, such as @Old_Joe , myself and others here............the wayback machine indicates this, relative to the DJIA and a 500 point hit; would be significant for another early October in 1982. The DJIA was running at about 900. Now, a drop of 500 would be a most serious circumstance resulting at a -44.44% melt.
    While I/we don't like to see my/our investment babies get a whack; the number drop for today is not the end (yet) with the DOW at 27,000 or so.

    One thought I will express, in sentiment with the words of Bob Dylan, is that; "The times, they are a chang'in....."

    Be at ease with wherever your monies may be parked.

    Take care,
    Catch
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