
The Best Images from “StockToberPocalypse” by Attain Capital
Part of the reason many believe social media will never die, is because of days like today. Stocks experienced their single worst day of the year. The Dow plunged 300 points (-1.97%), The S&P had it’s best day of the year yesterday, followed by it’s worst day in six months (down -1.98%), and social media exploded with posts, comments, and charts trying to explain just what was happening – as if we had just lived in a dream land where stocks only went up the past five years. Is volatility in stocks here to stay? Why did stocks gain 2% yesterday, and lose all of it the very next day? Is this another 2008? Are we all F*(^% crazy as Reformed Broker says.
First, some funny ones…
A few years ago, crypto hedge funds were all the rage. As cryptocurrencies rose in value, hundreds of hedge funds specializing in digital assets launched to try and capitalize on investor demand. Some of these funds recorded double-digit gains in 2020 and 2021 as cryptocurrencies surged in value. However, this year, cryptocurrencies have been under Read More
I’m confused… Is the lighting crushing something? Is the Lightning stocks? Or is it the Tornado? Is the Tornado volatility?
Courtesy: StockTwits
Knew we had seen this market action somewhere before… http://t.co/38vLSH3r8f
— Attain Capital (@AttainCapital) October 9, 2014
And some serious ones…
Picture Courtesy: CNBC
The obligatory serious looking trader guys… (is that guy on the right wearing a Flyers shirt… what trading floor is that?)
Chart Courtesy: Reformed Broker
Chart Courtesy: CNBC
Chart Courtesy: Ryan Detrick
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