"It's Always Something" Roseanne Roseannadanna
First Corona Virus, now a 30% drop in the price of oil.
Trading on U.S. stock exchanges was halted immediately after opening, as the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX fell 7% to its lowest since June 2019, triggering an automatic 15-minute cutout put in place after the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
The energy .SPNY index slumped 15.3% to its lowest level since August 2004 and crude prices were on track for their worst day in three decades as Saudi Arabia moved to significantly raise oil production after OPEC’s supply cut agreement with Russia collapsed. [O/R]
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“The lower it does go, the more people are likely to panic even further,” said Rick Meckler a partner at Cherry Lane Investments in New Vernon, New Jersey.
“Given the circuit breaker program, it’s more likely than not that selling won’t continue at this pace throughout the day, but the psychology of things is very much a herd mentality.”
Wall Street's fear gauge , halted for the first half hour after opening, jumped to its highest level since the 2008 crisis, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was on track for its biggest one-day percentage fall since 2011.
Declines on the blue-chip Dow were led by oil majors Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), which fell more than 7%.
At 10:40 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 1,424.47 points, or 5.51%, at 24,440.31, while the S&P 500 .SPX was down 160.27 points, or 5.39%, at 2,812.10. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 446.08 points, or 5.20%, at 8,129.54...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/dow-slumps-2000-points-after-oil-shock-idUSKBN20W1IF
It was down even more at 11:30 as I am posting this.
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I'll keep my head while others panic. It will come roaring back and there is serious money to be made.
Or maybe we can start thinking about energy credits...
I agree, eventually it will, but this could be the trigger for the long overdue correction. We are not changing our investment mixes or selling anything yet.
I haven't either. I still have time on my side before I pull the plug at this working gig.
It does seem we are in uncharted territory, with fed rates at the bottom and so much public and consumer debt. Hold on.
Like I said last week, it is time for this bubble to burst.
I've been saying that for a year or more. It amazes (and benefits) me that the boom has lasted this long.
I'm not retiring any time soon so I figure I'm buying at a discount. It is still a bit unnerving, though.
Thanks Coronavirus...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/09/gas-prices-oil-prices-coronavirus-crude-oil-petroleum-opec/4998630002/
Ditto
The way it is, is, Wile Coyote runs off the cliff chasing Roadrunner, his feet moving back and forth in the air, but only when he looks down and realizes his predicament does he plummet to his (apparent) death. The markets have looked down.