Stay Strong Everyone

[angrychair]

The shit is about to hit the fan when the stock market opens tomorrow. It's going to be a nightmare. I suspect the Stock Exchange will close by noon.

I hope I'm wrong but just keep your eyes open and pay attention.

[LogDog75]

1. If you can't ride the ups and downs then you should put your money somewhere else

As I tell people, the stock market is like the tide. The tide comes in and the tide goes out. The stock market goes up and the stock market goes down.

It also depends on you investment timeline. If you're a short-term investor then the decline in the stock market is worrisome.
If you're a long-term investor then watch the market but remember that you'll ride the downturn out and the market will recover set new highs.

[Skittles]

2. yeah, we know what it's like during normal times

but having a US president helping Israel start WWIII while the entire GOP lines up to suck him off really, REALLY doesn't help

[artemisia1]

4. That is only when the ENTIRE freakin' world economy isn't being catastrophically and long-term damaged and

disrupted by a major war that has effectively terminated most LNG shipments to Europe, raised the oil price by 20 percent in one day (March 8), closed trade arteries that deliver more than just oil, and when that war only shows signs of escalation and widening.

[markodochartaigh]

6. On the one hand,

since the Great Depression in 1929 the US has had an unparalleled expansion. After WWII the US was the only industrial economy still standing. The US had the reserve currency. The US benefited from the tail end of the Industrial Revolution. Then came the materials, medical, agricultural, computer, electronics, and weapons revolutions, each of which benefited the US disproportionately. And the US was able to successfully decouple the dollar from gold and silver, although it is still a metal backed currency, now lead and uranium. And companies have been allowed to buy back stock to support their stock price so their c-suite can get paid in stock which appreciates.
It's no wonder the US, and the stock market, rose so incredibly. This was a once in a civilization opportunity.
On the other hand, if Trump succeeds in continuing to destroy the value of the dollar, the Dow may hit 250,000 in dollar terms. And gold $25,000 an ounce, and tomatoes $25 a pound.

[artemisia1]

3. The oil price alone will kill markets.

Key Oil Price Indicators (March 8, 2026):

WTI Crude: ~$112.59 - $115.81 per barrel
Brent Crude: ~$115.03 - $116.61 per barrel

Market Impact: Oil prices experienced a sharp rise of over 20% in one day, driven by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and production cuts in the region.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. Futures indicate dow will only drop 2%

[Scrivener7]

7. Futures are improving but the VIX is very high. Strap in. But I don't think they'll close down.