Markets have been in gyration since Syria used chemical weapons a few weeks back. After US & British citizens, alongside most of the G20 nations expressed their disinclination over a direct attack, the US has since revised its approach to a diplomatic one (this of course, after being strong armed Russian style by Vladimir Putin).

What this basically means is that going forward, news from the Syrian issue will be less likely to affect markets and that the next big issue being anticipated is the Fed meeting on Thursday (Singapore time).

At any rate, I had earlier posted that a solid investment plan would involve waiting patiently for Blackswans and then buying into the decline (you can see the post here). This Syrian issue would certainly classify as one.

On hindsight however, how many of us were able to pick up the stock at the recent bottom (STI: 3,120)? ...