Market DislocationsAsset Bubbles
Political Events
Natural Disasters
Bankruptcy
Flash Crashes
The perfect cocktail exists currently as all of the below are relevant:
Asset Bubbles - Valuations are distorted by any Metric.
Political Events - Uncertainty continues to build.
Natural Disasters - Warnings on many potential Events.
Bankruptcy - The Federal Reserve is buying JUNK.
Flash Crashes - 1962 & 1987: Fear feeds upon itself.
Leverage only serves to create exponential Risk on the downside
as Volumes are outsized.
Both these events had immense support, the Fear overwhelmed intervention.