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Shorting Volatility In The Midst Of Fear
By SG ThumbTack investor  •  March 2, 2020

All hell seemed to break lose last week, as the S&P recorded it’s worst week since the GFC back in 2008.

Yup, that’s the worst week ever in more than a decade, which also means that the sharp and rapid drop would’ve taken most market participants by surprise. Many newbie or less experienced investors would be caught in a web of emotions (mainly fear), as this is something they’ve never experienced before.

The indices dropped ferociously every single day for the entire 5 trading days of the week, and with almost every major global index being sharply down, many investors would’ve found their fortunes severely decimated within the mere span of 5 days.

DJIA dropped 12% within the week, and the 10 year treasury yields dropped to a record low, as the flight to safety came back with a vengeance

Already, globally, we are seeing negative forecasts popping up, with many

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By SG ThumbTack investor
I am a Singaporean male in my mid-30s, and this blog chronicles my investing ideas and activities. I hope to search for and find contrarian and deep value investing ideas and will chronicle all these ideas here, both the successes and the failures. (hopefully less of the latter) ...
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