The thing is the stock market had gone up in dramatically, and many people that follow the markets knew a sell off could occur fairly easily. The smart money was pulling money out and repositioning investments just on news it could spread. Smart people were doing this in January and February without hearing anything other than regular news.
Originally Posted by farmstud60
and the corrupt money was selling large lots!
my personal portfolio was 99% cash, and I didn't begin to even nibble until the Market had shaved off 20%. that thing was severely over-valued, but most guys here (a.k.a. Trump disciples) were all in, bragging almost daily about how high Trump had brought the market up.