The only problem with that comparison to '87 is the Fed wasn't juicing things back then. That was a pure honest market. But, I'm sure stops are sitting out there en'mass' and will all get hit together. However, this time we have all these 'circuit breakers' to prevent that. We'll see. Stops getting hit have to get filled. Any attempt to prevent that will create chaos as people will want out at any cost on a perceived breakdown, and it gets worse with stopping those sell order.
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