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Emotional Damage (by DoubleNaughtSPY)

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The bears endured another day of emotional damage. The huge move up in the markets on Thursday, November 10, 2022, signals something we should all recognize about current market psychology. That “something” should be heartening for any bears left standing. What is that something? Fear. Now, understand that there are different types of fear when we are talking about market psychology. The explosive move to the upside of the markets to “less bad” CPI numbers indicates fear of missing out (FOMO). This is a useful bit of knowledge. It has been said that “wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied” so let’s see what we can do to make a difference next time.

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