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5. Also, watching the bond market

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:20 AM

Mar 13

tells its own tale …

https://www.cnn.com/markets#bonds-and-rates

The repo (repurchase market) is a story all on its own

It is how the get the liquidity to do some of it

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1TqiC

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Is There Any Sane Reason Why the Market has Not Fallen 10%+ ? [View all] GreatGazoo Mar 13 OP

Will just put this out there UpInArms Mar 13 #1

Yes and we saw them act on March 12, 2020 GreatGazoo Mar 13 #3

Also, watching the bond market UpInArms Mar 13 #5

I don't get it either. NCDem47 Mar 13 #2

I'm selling QQQs and buying GLDM GreatGazoo Mar 13 #8

You made me look mnhtnbb Wednesday #20

Everything is going great for the 1% gab13by13 Mar 13 #4

Market is hedging because of TACO WSHazel Mar 13 #6

Black Rock is as far to the right as one can get gab13by13 Mar 13 #9

Black Rock cares about money WSHazel Mar 13 #11

I am factoring in TACO GreatGazoo Mar 13 #12

Private credit is separate WSHazel Mar 13 #13

Selling off stock and buying gold would be the ultimate in foolishness. Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #7

Who are you talking about using your strategy? gab13by13 Mar 13 #10

A "record number" doesn't mean a majority are withdrawing from 401k's Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #16

Even Blackrock seems to be short of cash GreatGazoo Mar 13 #17

How would you diversify for this disaster? GreatGazoo Mar 13 #15

The world, and the markets, are different than they were in the 1970's Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #18

Wile E. Coyote has walked off the cliff, oblivious EYESORE 9001 Mar 13 #14

Getting much closer to that 10% drop today! mnhtnbb Wednesday #19

I sold last week GreatGazoo Thursday #21

i significantly readjusted mnhtnbb Thursday #24

"I think the war is very complete, pretty much" progree Thursday #22

"1%" of total output GreatGazoo Thursday #23