You do post logical arguments. I guess the markets are then all about the fact that people simply don't have the liquidity needed. So now it's a race to take as much out as possible. Will it be temporary when we look back a year from now ? Probably, but it can easily go to low enough that noone predict before making a u-turn. It's all about the liquidity. Nowadays, people do seem to weather longer so that just makes the markets wider. Markets are all about to stop you out, only the unleveraged get rewarded. But that reward isn't attractive to those who trade with 10-100k accounts which the majority is. Think about it, a 50k account with EVEN a 10% yearly return (which non of them will make consistantly in the long term) is a mere 400 usd/month gross salary so leverage is sadly the only option for them.
that's why I been saying this is a massive shake up.
they shook twice in 2018 after the 2017 rise...now after the 2019 rise a shake up is again needed and corona is here conveniently.
now some people looking back say hey I told you so, shoulda get out and buy the dip... if market timers are so smart why do they all underperform.
problem is the equity earning yield is so far above the bond yields at some point a FOMO blow off will happen, so you never want to get out just because there has been a big run like in 2017 and 2019.... just need to hunker down and stay in the game until the valuation finally catches up.
the leverage part I can understand, you can't make a living with $10-100k.... on that topic I been posting before - the number 1 priority for most people is getting that earning potential up in this best job market ever, well before the corona anyway, and it will recover once the summer comes to kill the virus..... think about yourself if you make $50k you are a $1m bond yielding 5%.... get some training jump job to $100k now you are a $2m bond.... that's the easiest $1m you ever make.... then once the income is up, throw every penny into the QQQ or just MAGA and play the long game that's how you get rich.
so what some peanut traders making a few grand in this recent volatility... them losers never gonna make it big. I am talking about multiple $m... the super cycle is still happening, get every $ you can earn and throw in it... I am talking about a super cycle like the Chinese real estate 20-30 year run where price goes up 20-50 fold... the QQQ already went up 10 fold from the 2009 bottom... think big, think another 10 fold from TODAY'S PRICES.
that's how you get wealthy.

