Black Monday + 25 Years

[zdo 20]

Today is the 25th anniversary of “Black Monday”

Anyone in here trading that day?

Memories?

Lessons?

Thx.

[zdo 20]

My memories and results of that day are posted elsewhere…

 

One image I haven’t mentioned elsewhere… I remember glancing out the window of home office and seeing my bride swimming laps in the pool – totally oblivious while what today would be about a 3000 point drop in the Dow …

 

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one lesson: It wasn’t the first and it certainly wasn’t the last… but it was a significant nail in the coffin of my ‘Normalcy Bias’ … thankful for that.

[MightyMouse 12]

Today is the 25th anniversary of “Black Monday”

Anyone in here trading that day?

Memories?

Lessons?

Thx.

 

Black Monday was October 19th.

[Obsidian 10]

Today is the 25th anniversary of “Black Monday”

Anyone in here trading that day?

Memories?

Lessons?

Thx.

 

I had no idea about trading 25 years ago..I was just 14!

[zdo 20]

Black Monday was October 19th.

 

well, eXsCUuZe me !

 

Actually, my (rapidly fading) personal ‘commemorations’ of that 'time' is always of the Thursday afternoon of Oct 15th ....and what I 'knew' ...and what I did and didn’t do on that day…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian - I remember Oct 28th, back in 1929…

[SIUYA 11]

1987 was too far back for me also....1997 was my first real panic crash.

The lessons are the same - it will occur again at some stage, there will be plenty of warning in the months and weeks before hand and when it occurs it will be like how did this occur.

 

Maybe this will be remembered as the wet Monday

[MightyMouse 12]

well, eXsCUuZe me !

 

Actually, my (rapidly fading) personal ‘commemorations’ of that 'time' is always of the Thursday afternoon of Oct 15th ....and what I 'knew' ...and what I did and didn’t do on that day…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian - I remember Oct 28th, back in 1929…

 

I remember the 19th very well; likewise, what I did and didn't do.

[Savant 10]

Those were the times...