As this article publishes it is 7:27 AM eastern US Time (GMT -0400) and Dow Jones Industrial Average FUTURES begin trading at 6:00 PM tonight. This will give us the “Heads-up” as to whether or not tomorrow will be a “Black Monday” and see the markets go “off a cliff.”
As everyone must be keenly aware by now, Markets suffered what appeared to be a “controlled demolition” last Thursday and Friday. About $6 Trillion in value was literally wiped-out within hours on those two days.
Stock values slid so significantly, that Banks began making large “Margin Calls:” to Hedge Funds because loans to those Hedge Funds had been collateralized by stocks, the values of which were no longer covering the collateral requirements.
When margin calls are issued, they can create a vicious feedback loop as selling stocks to meet the Margin Call can push prices down more.
Many now fear a…
