Posted on 02/03/2025 3:36:44 AM PST by davikkm
Do they know something that we do not? All of a sudden, hedge funds are betting billions of dollars that the stock market is going to crash. If they are wrong, they will lose a ton of money, but if they are correct they will make absolutely enormous profits. So why are they feeling so confident that a stock market collapse is in our future? Without a doubt, the real economy has been moving in the wrong direction for quite some time, but for years there have been relentless efforts to keep the financial markets propped up. Could it be possible that there is a scenario in which the financial markets will simply be allowed to fail at some point?
What we are witnessing at this moment is truly strange. We are being told that hedge funds are “making a multi-billion-dollar gamble” that there will be a “massive market crash”…
Hedge funds are making a multi-billion-dollar gamble against the US economy, betting Donald Trump’s presidency will result in a massive market crash that could devastate 401(k)s, pensions, and household savings across America.
(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...
Money always knows long before anyone else..Trump may be the modern day Hurbert Hoover...
So in other words, the last 4 years of propping up Biden’s diaper cover ass is finally going to collapse???
The market has been over rated for years. A good “honest” correction of 25-30% is needed.
ugh. I have a nice nest egg in my IRAs. I try to keep enough in the cash funds to tide me over so I don’t have to touch the other funds for a while.
The Stock Market has always been phony to begin with. I work in the Banking Industry and before the election I sensed something was going on as many top managements in many Banks decided in mass to retire, some early...
Economists have predicted 6 of the last 2 stock market crashes.
Better to stay diversified and stay within your risk tolerance. For me, that means broad low-cost mutual funds. And stocks = 100 - my age. But that’s just me. Your mileage may vary.
And before believing any article about anything, consider whether it’s legit or just clickbait.
I’m with you. This is very concerning since I’m about to retire. I know the market is “Mr. Toads Wild ride”, but a big adjustment would be very bad for most of us.
Right! I remember the stock market crash of 1987 and was depressed about what happened with my 401k. But I left it as is and it came back. I was a bit younger then and had time to wait. Not so now.
Just some dude pimping his paid blog. He has no expertise or inside knowledge.
Good blog report
Well, Soros made fortunes short-selling government currencies, didn’t he?
A new Great Depression is waiting in the wings I fear..
What do you think about it?
“I was a bit younger then and had time to wait. Not so now.”
I’m in a similar situation. I have an annuity and still working but retirement is likely this year.
The only good news is if the US financial situation is shored up it will be safe waters for what the rest of the world is doing -inflating their currencies to reduce debt. A wild card is foreign investment which will likely increase due to tariffs.
I always think the stock market is way overvalued—but it keeps going up anyway.
I am so dumb I don’t even have a paid blog to pimp for....
Lol.
It is a Daily Mail article. It says funds reversed themselves within a two week period.
This is no long term prediction, this looks like typical trying to time the market stuff to me.
> A good “honest” correction of 25-30% is needed. <
Stock p/e (price/earning) values are way above historically normal levels. This suggests that you are right.
But what to do with that information? Get out today? But that correction might not come for years. And anyway, where would you put your money? Interest rates are being kept artificially low, so CDs and bonds won’t even keep up with inflation.
I sure wish my Magic 8-Ball would give me a bit of help. But all I get is “Cannot predict now”.
🤔
Half a trillion dollars were pledged to create AI capabilities in the US. Next day, the fraudulent Chinese AI hits the street. Next day NVidia goes down 23 points.
Coincidence? I think not.
So, say that is the situation and we’ll see see perhaps unrecoverable losses of investments and 401’s.
What should the average Josephine do? Move money? Buy gold?
Is there any proactive and protective action I could take? I don’t have much but it is all I have.
> this looks like typical trying to time the market stuff to me <
One thing I learned long ago in my misspent youth is don’t try to time the market. Because this market saying really does apply: It’s easy to know when to get out, tough to know when to get back in.
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