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Warpy

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18. This is jus6 a little more thana 2% loss
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 03:53 PM
Friday

and is likely in anticipation of Fatso doing something monumentally stupid against Iran.

The problem is that the Shiller ratio has been in crash territory for months. Whether another Middle East quagmire will provide the nudge to push the market over the edge is anyone's guess. My own gut says there is still a lot of available cash that can be used to shore up a shaky market but sometimes a gut is just a gut so don't make any bets based on mine.

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