Subject: Re: Markets Tanking
I think this is the converse of "picking up pennies in front of a steamroller". Which is a success, right up until the point that the steamroller arrives.
That would be "picking up glowing hot Krugerrands that people are tossing out the windows because they are glowing hot."
In the immortal words: "DON'T PANIC"
BTW, this war has been ongoing since November 4, 1979. We just pretended it wasn't.