If CDC is independent of the WH why is the WH censoring their efforts? Impeachment and Corona? So we can't walk and chew gum at the same time. So who is the first in line when listening to China, the state department?

When the country needs to funnel through one person we can anticipate these types of responses.

Bryce

Sure thing. Trump wants the corona virus to spread and is controlling the CDC to make sure that happens.

White

things are leveling off now. I doubt there will be another drop today. Monday on the other hand is a long way away.

Why not wait until this hits bottom and even a day or two of gains before buying in?

It rarely goes up more than a percent or two a day. I understand not all companies/stocks are the same, as in some are gaining now, but folks who jumped the gun on alot of stocks a couple days ago are looking at 10_20 percent drop already.

If the CDC was on it maybe they was yelling, but no one could hear for the drums beating Impeach, Impeach !!. And since we do have only one spokes person, being the " liberal press", looks like they would have said something. But I think they was chumming the waters for something else.
I'm just glad some of the traffic was shut off from coming in, can't see anyone wanting open boarders calling for that.
Any way what could have been done differently to help China esp. if they didn't want help? The world is not over and this too shall pass, just maybe not in the jittery investors time schedule. More markets will develop and if the dooms day press will be satisfied with the upcoming election maybe the country can still be great and keep our Republic.

Because not all stocks respond the same as the Market. SQ for example has been bucking the trend consistently. Even rising. So you can't look at the whole market and make the decisions to stay or go. Make your picks, watch them closely, evaluate your entry point and go. No different than any other day, just more opportunity in this chaos than on a normal week. This week provides many with the chance to enter a stock they were waiting on a pull back for. I have a couple of those.

AMAT behaving well today

There is more than one way to do this. If you want exposure to a particular stock...........you don't have to actually buy it to get that exposure. If you want to employ a tactic like that it is advantageous to do so in a falling market.

Lot of time left in the day yet. Should be lots of rate-cut talk this weekend.

Apple stocks should be a sure bet when this bottoms out. If we should happen to go into a "Super Recession" as suggested on the news. Consumers will always buy electronics and cellular devices. If there is a recession, Disney will be hard hit with less attendance at their theme parks.

I hear you brother

MSFT is also showing signs of life

NCLH aka Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd has been up today. $40 Cruises anyone? You may not make it back but (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) its cheap!

Several that sold a week ago are sitting near the bottom with a pocket full of cash ready to re-enter. There was some big sellers in December. Some of those sells are looking pretty good right now on the buy end of things.

The real issue here is the Virus itself. It is not about how much we will lose or can make in the stock market. Most of us this site are older and have older siblings and many have parents who are still with us. If this Virus takes a stronghold in America before it is contained, some of us may be affected or will know somebody who is. This is the real threat. The stock market will most likely recover when this is behind us. But there are some people close to us who may not recover.

I have been following this subject the whole time.

I am gazing through the window into this fascinating entity , only grasping certain things , with limited understanding, but nonetheless , highly appreciative of the sheer depth and ability needed to grasp the details. I am learning along the way.

In this time of insane reactions and panic scrambles in the market, it is a very good thing to have an educational exchange of thoughts and possible tactical decisions among minds.

In the multitude of councilors , there is wisdom . Many thoughts to help through this time.

Me, just keep the cows going for now and breath some clean air and hope for another year.

Last few minutes got exciting with the Dow.

Strange close for sure. SPY in the green after the close.

Impossible for me to pick the bottom and markets don't go straight up. I buy every other week regardless of what the markets are doing. Key point being you only loose when you sell. Everything I buy pays dividends. Even something like "T" currently paying 5.91% is starting to look good.