There are 2 specific crisis involving USA and countries supported by USSR / Russia.
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 14 to 18, 1962. 10% correction.
Gulf War, Operation Desert Shield portion, 2 Aug 1990 to 17 Jan 1991. 17% correction at the bottom.
If history repeat itself where Ukraine really becoming the battleground involving both US and Russia, it will induce a steep selloff. But the stock market happened to rally hard right after both crisis, so the effect is definitely temporary.
Lawrence's Comment
Recap
A dramatic week. Failed to push above Y-0 and flushed through Y-1 quickly. Y-2 acted as support temporarily and then flushed down to new low above Y-3. ...
Lawrence's Comment
Recap
Bottom was not retested. Instead we got a gap lower play and rallied since. Dow ran back up to Y-0 / gap area and stalled from the resistance zone ...
WTF Chart of the Day: USA vs. USSR
There are 2 specific crisis involving USA and countries supported by USSR / Russia.
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 14 to 18, 1962. 10% correction.
Gulf War, Operation Desert Shield portion, 2 Aug 1990 to 17 Jan 1991. 17% correction at the bottom.
If history repeat itself where Ukraine really becoming the battleground involving both US and Russia, it will induce a steep selloff. But the stock market happened to rally hard right after both crisis, so the effect is definitely temporary.
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