BREAKDOWN: Understanding This Week's Market Whiplash, Feat. Scott Melker

What one of the worst weeks in recent history can teach us about market fundamentals, featuring prominent crypto trader Scott Melker

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After weeks of not reacting to Coronavirus, the markets took a profound turn for the worse this week, leading ultimately to the fastest correction - i.e. loss of 10% - in recorded history.

In this episode of The Breakdown, @NLW is joined by crypto trader, DJ, and broad market thinker Scott Melker to discuss:

What the crypto markets demonstrated this week
What recent price action suggests about the bitcoin as a safe haven narrative
Why it’s insane that just two weeks ago, despite tens (or hundreds) of millions of people being quarantined in the supply chain capital of the world, stock markets were printing all time highs
How we went from those ATHs to the fastest correction (10% drop) in recorded history
What the correction suggests for the fundamentals of our economy
Why central bankers have fewer options than ever to fight economic turmoil

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