If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, then it is a duck. No doubt even with a paltry or anemic rebound at the end of the day, technicals are getting ugly at an alarming rate. Even with Obama suprises which I would expect through the rest of January, it will only partially plug the hole that is sinking this Titanic.
When the smoke clears, I suspect this market will have tanked in January somewhere between 10-13 percent

before climbing out. If there is a rally towards the end of the month, I estimate double digits loses will become only high end single digit loses. However...there will be much fear my young Jetti.
However...there is a good chance if your in early next month, it will probably bring less risky rewards. The remainder of January will sure be scary and depressing as we come to realize that the markets are in a freefall. Kind of reminds me of a W formation. Probably medium and longer term like an L shaped recovery.
What a pickle we are in globally. I sure heck don't want a market meltdown since I'm about 10 years from retirement. An L shaped recovery will just about seal my prospects for a better retirement.
I'm even worried more about what my retirement will be worth anyway if inflation is rampant 10 years from now.
Looking into my crystal ball, I see an overall flat line (Troughs and Ridges cancelling out). Buy and hold strategy appears in jeporady. I was a buy and hold investor from 1989 through 1999...and got a little of the late 2004-2007 rally. I definitely was all risk. I don't see that buy and hold working well over the next decade. Then again, maybe I'm just getting older and not willing to take as much risk.
I'm feeling quite queasy as we go into the last 45 minutes. Someone throw me a Tums. :embarrest: