Quote from Mike805:
I thought the build-up blew apart in March 2009, AKA the "debt crisis"? That crisis, IMO, was an institutional systemic/counter-party risk debacle, it had huge implications...
This stuff here... well, my belief is that Mom and Pop decided to give their "distribution notice" to FOF's, HF's, Mutual Funds, and the like.
Why? Because some bullshit ratings agency tossed a snowball on top of a hill and our 24 hour news cycle gave said snowball a solid kick.
In reality, I don't care what the causes are, and I'll always trade what I see, but, this shit is overblown. That said, I don't think all the capitulation is over just yet. Maybe Benny B. will do something interesting, maybe not....