stock market

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Some traders bet over $2m on the stock market increasing that day, even though it had gone through seven days in a row of losses.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

That causes the stock market to fall as the ratio is rising, but to have higher returns in subsequent months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

You probably think the stock market has been wrenching up and down like mad since the Iran war started at the end of February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It has been a stellar week for the stock market overall.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

By agreement with their investors, their fund could be 25 percent net short or 50 percent net long the stock market, and the gross positions could never exceed 200 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis