“Risk happens fast”. It’s a saying many market participants have heard of, yet when looking at most risk profiles (and thus portfolio drawdowns) during times of increased volatility, most traders and active investors don’t seem to respect this old adage nearly enough.
What has worked for the past few years in US equities — blindly buying the dips — suddenly stopped working quite so well this week and last as major support lines got snapped quicker than most traders were willing to react.
Read my entire analysis here: https://www.tradingfloor.com/posts/us-stocks-let-the-dragon-breathe-2061425