Overshoot self-correction to collapse in the S&P 500Mar-Aug 07

Posted by Phil Henshaw-2 on
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Well, the counter example shows no systemicity at all, so perfectly well behaved.  Markets are not supposd to display, as the example, emergent systemicity of any kind, let alone dramatic self-destructive behavior....
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Marcus G. Daniels" <[hidden email]>

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:47:41
To:The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Overshoot self-correction to collapse in the S&P 500
 Mar-Aug 07


Phil Henshaw wrote:
> What's it look like to you?
> The price swings in the S&P 500 over the last 4 months seem to display
> the natural complex system self-controls of the financial
> system 'fishtailing' to the point of failure.

Shrug.  On the left of this five year S&P 500 plot is a similar variation.

http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/intchart.asp?symb=%24SPX&time=12&freq=1&comp=&compidx=aaaaa%7E0&compind=&uf=0&ma=&maval=&lf=1&lf2=&lf3=&type=2&size=1&txtstyle=&style=&submitted=true&intflavor=basic&origurl=%2Ftools%2Fquotes%2Fintchart.asp



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