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JohnSJ

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1. Sorry, but this is the hogwash that wall street analysts have been spewing on the financial networks, along with this is

Reply to progree (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:31 PM

Mar 2025

"only" a correction.

conveniently ignoring, as you pointed out, the maniac in charge, and whose mass firings, tariffs, threats of annexing Greenland, taking back the Panama Cannel, threatening to get out of NATO, and dissing our allies, etc. which was the catalyst the started this downward spiral. It doesn't take rocket science to see that this isn't a NORMAL CORRECTION". There is a direct cause and effect for what is happening.

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How often do stock market corrections occur (down more than 10% from recent high): Answer: every couple of years [View all] progree Mar 2025 OP

Sorry, but this is the hogwash that wall street analysts have been spewing on the financial networks, along with this is JohnSJ Mar 2025 #1

Could be. We might have to wait 4 or more years until we have a sane administration progree Mar 2025 #4

Read the OP again. It does NOT call it only a correction. Easy for you to knock down the straw man you set up. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #6

I was NOT criticizing the OP, I was criticizing the analysts on the financial outlets pushing this as a normal JohnSJ Mar 2025 #8

Cool, I'm fine with that. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #10

I didn't word things right Bernardo. Thanks. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #11

I may not have read as well as I usually do. No worries, you clarified and we understand each other. Thanks. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #12

the market is just a ponzi scheme run by the tRump crime family inside trades on tRump manipulating news. nt ImNotGod Mar 2025 #2

No. That simplistic theory might satisfy inner rage, but it would lead to big money mistakes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #7

All time highs last fall, tariff wars, political uncertainty, layoffs/budget cuts bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #3

Don't start buying based on an arbitrary figure. Use the charts Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #5

"When did the stock market NOT recover from a dip or dive" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #9

One clarification - I don't do individual stocks. I'll be over-allocating with a broad-based fund like a U.S. total progree Mar 2025 #13

Some numbers on corrections/bear markets in this video ... cliffside Mar 2025 #14

It will be a while before I look at it because I'm way behind on my taxes, but quite possibly I might get motivated progree Mar 2025 #16

Lol, me too on the tax front! Generally they are long videos and I do not always understand everything ... cliffside Mar 2025 #17

Let's see if we bounce from here and whether or not it lasts ... cliffside Mar 2025 #15