[NO ONE KNOWS? Not true…The Shadow knows….]
Could we experience a currency crisis here in the US at some point? Sure we could. One never knows when the sentiment shifts in a market and suddenly something that was of seemingly little to no concern erupts into a full blown panic. Take the European Sovereign Debt crisis as an example.
It was no NEW news to the market that Greece or Spain or Portugal or even Italy had huge amounts of debt for the size of their overall GDP. The market knew that for a long time. Yet, something triggered a sudden shift in sentiment towards those nations’ debt one day and on came the crisis.
What I am trying to say here is that one must deal with the present realities in the market to be successful as a trader or even an investor. Those who are handling real money and placing real trades or making real investments do not have the LUXURY of postulating theory after theory, many or even most of which will not turn out to be true. Instead they must understand the thinking or sentiment of the market. If it worries the market; it worries the trader. If the market could care less; the trader could care less. That sounds blasé but it is axiomatic due to the nature of money flows.
Standing in front of a tidal wave of money moving against you is a surefire method to be financially destroyed and left as “road pizza” ( one of my favorite analogies ) on the floor of the trading pits.