Stocks continued to decline today, with a little more conviction. The perception of their values may be wearing a bit thin. You think?Gold and silver were holding their own with varying degrees of success. I would imagine that the open interest of the December contracts has declined quite a bit this week, as it rolls over to March. This rigging of the markets for profit is force, being applied by the enablers of the financial system. They obtain their pound of flesh from the other market participants in return for promoting the official narrative which calls for graceful declines in confidence when necessary. This is why the officials tolerate certain levels of price manipulation, when they are not doing it themselves.I think we are well beyond the notion that markets are not manipulated. Maybe not. But at this point the facts speak for themselves. A big difference from the dumb debates of 20 years ago. Some people learn nothing, and new crops of greater fools show up to be harvested. The risk in equities remains elevated. We are one exogenous event away from a serious revaluation of that risk. And I have never been more certain that it is coming.I am trying to remain optimistic, but everything that I see suggests that it will be rough seas ahead.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Or not.Have a pleasant weekend. 
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