For anyone that is having a little twinge of panic or fear over the recent......3 month...market dip. A Short History of Stock Market Pullbacks https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2026/03/a-short-history-of-stock-market-pullbacks/ "Just 3 of the past 37 calendar years have gone without at least a 5% pullback." "A 10% correction has occurred roughly once every 1.8 years or so. A bear market has come about once every 5 years or so." "Successful long-term investing in the stock market requires accepting the inherent uncertainty in how big the losses will be in the short-term."
The INTERESTING story of the day. Watch out big social media companies.....you know how it all snowballed with the TOBACCO litigation. Sooner or later the States and Politicians will get into this....the pot of money is too big for them to resist. Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/meta-youtube-los-angeles-california-verdict.html
TYPICAL follow up to a good gain yesterday......the next day the market tanks....again. We are having a lot of trouble lately stringing together green days. That is why the big averages are RED for the last 4-5 weeks. There is NO CONFIDENCE....in the investing world right now....at least day to day and short term. BUT....who can blame the traders....they make money from all the negativity.
To continue the theme above. Good News Deprivation Syndrome https://tonyisola.com/2026/03/good-news-deprivation-syndrome/ Some random highlights from the article: "Media negativity reigns and drains." "Scaring people and dwelling in misery feed the media’s bottom line." "Instead of highlighting some of the amazing market stats achieved over the last decade, we are fed from an apocalypse well, with worse waiting on the doorstep." "Short-termism is a chronic disease that destroys dreams before they have a chance to blossom."
AND.....I continue: "The rollercoaster market continues. News and rumors are dominating the discussion, and no one seems to know what to really believe." Five Lessons All Investors Need To Know In Today’s Volatile Times https://www.carsongroup.com/insight...estors-need-to-know-in-todays-volatile-times/ Of course the question is.....is this volatility? OR.....is it the markets being driven to commit suicide....by the MEDIA and those that trade the MEDIA.
AND......that one "factor".....of course AI. One Factor Driving All Returns https://www.apolloacademy.com/one-factor-driving-all-returns/
The KNEE-JERK markets continue today as usual. S&P 500 falls as oil jumps and Trump warns Iran negotiators to ‘get serious’ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
As usual there is....NOTHING...fundamental of any interest in the financial or business news today. It is all fear-mongering, fear-mongering, fear-mongering. For anyone that focuses on the short term......anything to do with actual business results is....meaningless...if you can even find any coverage. Bottom line....that means that what is driving the markets is inherently.....IRRATIONAL. BUT....it is happening and will no doubt continue. I would hate to be a young and/or new investor trying to figure out how to invest in thei environment.
At least the current market makes my POSTING JOB easier......there is NOTHING worth putting up. So I will move on for now.
You can not hide your head in the sand. The impact of AI on productivity and business will be MASSIVE.....as will the impact on culture and society. Worker productivity is on the rise. How much is because of AI is hard to say. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/work...s-because-of-ai-is-hard-to-say-100050996.html I guess this leads to the question....do investors want to participate by owning the greatest AI tech companies in the world? My answer......I do.
A bit of economic data.....not that anyone cares.....or...that it is accurate in the slightest. US filings for jobless aid tick up last week to 210,000 but remain at historically healthy levels https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/us-filings-jobless-aid-tick-124021258.html
NVDA.....in the RED.....for 1 day, 5 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and YTD. AND.....we are slowly moving toward extending this RED to ......yes.....ONE YEAR...... if this continues. Compare this to the last 4-8 earnings releases and tell me this is RATIONAL. Nvidia: The Market Is Wrong, Time Will Tell https://seekingalpha.com/article/4885989-nvidia-stock-market-is-wrong-time-will-tell
Yes I am bias but I can't think of a single reason why NVDA is in the red for really any of the time lengths WXYZ mentioned. Over the last 6 months we have had TWO blowout earning reports. AND great guidance. I am not sure what this unstoppable force against it is but I am just waiting it out. The market isn't being rational but it's the only game in town so I guess we will keep playing/gambling.
NO DUH.....relevant to what TireSmoke said above: 'Magnificent 7' stocks are seeing a shocking run: Chart https://finance.yahoo.com/news/magnificent-7-stocks-are-seeing-a-shocking-run-chart-173113172.html "Even the specter of decades of AI dominance can't spark the "Magnificent Seven" right now. Every Magnificent Seven stock is down double-digit percentages from its 52-week high, according to data from Yahoo Scout (see chart below)." AND
MORE.....good news....( I am being facetious) Mortgage rates surge to 7-month high as buyer confidence 'shaken' https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-...refinance-interest-rates-today-100000556.html
This can NOT be a good OMEN for us humans. AI and bots have officially taken over the internet, report finds https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/ai-bots-humans-internet.html “The internet as a whole was created with this very basic notion that there’s a human being on the other side of the computer screen, and that notion is very rapidly being replaced,” Stu Solomon, CEO of Human Security, told CNBC."
SOMEWHERE....out there there is a bottom to the current market. We are just waiting to find it and move on. Let me know if you happen to find it. The current DROP has taken the markets.....the SP500....back to September 5, 2025.....a little SEVEN MONTH haircut....or if you prefer.....a little SEVEN MONTH trip back in time in the good old stock market time machine. I STILL say.....screw the definitions.....we are in a CORRECTION.....actually a pretty NASTY one.
