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Re:Dow Falls 2997 points worst drop since 1987 crash by che_shirecat on Monday March 16, 2020 @08:48PM (#22600202)
obvious, bordering on pedantic, point. OP is saying that trying to time the gap up is less likely to pay off P/L-wise than just holding the course
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Re:Dow Falls 2997 points worst drop since 1987 crash by zone411 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:14AM (#22602226)
Not in this thread it is not. Stock market threads on Hacker News are about the same level as your doctor uncle trying to explain monads to your artist sister, I'm sorry to say. Words have specific meanings, and this just serves to confuse your average Robinhood or E-trade investor.
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