Remove yourself from the mainstream and assess the landscape

Bearish? Most people seem to be. One can certainly still feel the bearish undercurrent flowing throu...

Bearish? Most people seem to be. One can certainly still feel the bearish undercurrent flowing through financial markets and sense the deflated atmosphere among its participants. The bulls appear extinct and distraught investors are now justifiably starting to question the efficacy of lightly regulated capitalism. This pessimism is not surprising. Investors have experienced wild price gyrations in all asset classes and absorbed a relentless slew of truly dire economic data. Despite the gloom however, history shows when the majority of market players find themselves in common thought, inve...