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The market has just been unhinged lately, because there are a lot of huge positions that would love to sell but just can't unwind. Consequently there has not be
by thedance 7y ago
The market has just been unhinged lately, because there are a lot of huge positions that would love to sell but just can't unwind. Consequently there has not been an effective downward pressure on asset prices, and a lot of garbage is overpriced.
I still don't expect a major correction here because there's so much underused capital flying around out there and it will pour into anything that looks even remotely like a bargain. We have entered a regime where the world's economies have more capital than they are willing to use, which is novel and weird. Expect markets to act in novel and weird ways.
One thing I can easily predict is American governments large and small will take the wrong actions. They will cut taxes and slash spending when the bond markets are begging them to spend more. States and cities should be out there right now selling as many bonds as they can.
- darkwizard42 7y agoHuh, this was a ton of speculation in 3 paragraphs. Could you expand on what are the huge positions that are looking to sell? Are there any examples of overpriced equities? I think your second paragraph makes sense given some large cap companies holding so much cash on hand due to inability to find anything useful to invest in (and stock buybacks)./