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“The modern history of financial markets is a chronicle of attempts to control risk—if not eliminate it. One after another, they have all failed.” 🤔 – @jaszonweigwsj

https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-cant-prevent-market-panics-we-can-control-how-we-react-11585368049?mod=hp_lead_pos8

“I’m sure there will be stories in the coming months about the death of buy and hold. You can set your watch to it during a serious bear market.” ⌚️ – @awealthofcs

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2020/03/the-hardest-part-of-a-buy-hold-strategy/

“The coming slowdown is likely going to be unlike anything we’ve seen since the Great Depression.” ⚠️🚧🛑 – @michaelbatnick

Will the Stock Market Outperform the Economy?

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing investors they need to do something right now.” 😈👿 – @BrendanMullooly

The Itch for Action

The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.50% to 0.25% in an unscheduled move 🇨🇦 – @BNNBloomberg

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/bank-of-canada-cuts-key-rate-to-0-25-as-virus-oil-fallout-deepens-1.1413338

“Premiums and discounts to net asset value are a feature of exchange-traded funds, not a bug.” 🔦🕷 – @MstarETFUS

https://www.morningstar.com/articles/974850/what-drives-etfs-premiums-and-discounts

Even before the coronavirus, the US was facing a year of declining population 🇺🇸🗽 – @NYTimes

Record volatility is boosting high-frequency trading revenue 💰💰 – @WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-frequency-traders-feast-on-volatile-market-11585310401

If You Think Wall Street’s Panicking, Check Out Online Forum Wall Street Oasis

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1kxw896nchzlq/If-You-Think-Wall-Street-s-Panicking-Check-Out-Online-Forum-Wall-Street-Oasis

Why tech giants like Google and Facebook are set to see a big drop in advertising revenue 🕵🕵️‍♀️ – @axios

https://www.axios.com/tech-giants-set-to-lose-billions-in-ad-revenue-in-virus-shutdown-f0e74396-6444-4c44-8aa7-974dd3e89883.html

The coming video game renaissance 🎮🕹👾 -@FT

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/03/26/1585235161000/The-coming-video-game-renaissance/

“Even if you had known this news in advance, you could not have predicted the market reaction.” 🤷🤷‍♂️ – @reformedbroker

It doesn’t always have to make sense

Why bond ETFs got dislocated from their NAVs 🔬 – @nylebayer

https://www.etftrends.com/etf-strategist-channel/why-bond-etfs-are-being-dislocated-from-their-indices-nav/

“Markets are risk-weighted betting machines.” 🎰🎲 – @ritholtz

Are Markets Wise — or Probabilistic?

What books can, and can’t, teach us about prior financial panics 📚📚 – @michaelbatnick

The Best Books about Financial Panics

Weekly initial unemployment claims came in at 3,283,000, the highest level of initial claims in history 👷👷‍♀️ – @calculatedrisk

https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2020/03/weekly-initial-unemployment-claims_26.html

“Most of the investment quotes I found online were either misattributed, misquoted, or had no reliable sources whatsoever.” 📚🤔 – @dollarsanddata

The Greatest Investment Quotes of All Time

Hedge Funds Legends Quietly Contacting Investors, Citing Historic Buying Opportunity -@iimag

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1kxctg877kfxd/Hedge-Funds-Legends-Quietly-Contacting-Investors-Citing-Historic-Buying-Opportunity

The Gold Market Is Being Tested Like Never Before -@markets

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/the-gold-market-is-facing-unprecedented-turmoil

“Stocks continue their manic behavior, with the Dow posting its best two-day gain since 1987.” ⏫⬆️ -@michaelbatnick

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