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Not every default a "Lehman event"-- cognitive bias full form this week...

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STRATEGY: Not every default a "Lehman event"-- cognitive bias full form this week...

Maslow's hammer --> careful of cognitive bias
Equity markets around the world were roiled by news of the Evergrande impending debt default. And coupled with concerns ahead of the Sept FOMC + potential US govt shutdown + potential debt ceiling, and this made for a deep descent in stocks on the first two days of this week.

- Fortunately, stocks found their footing and have rallied HARD in the past two days.

Investors panicked mainly because so many pundits were quick to label the Evergrande episode another "Lehman event" and this reminded me of Maslow's hammer. If you are not familiar with the "law of the instrument," the Wikipedia abstract is below:

- in short, people who carry hammers look for nails

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...this was not a good week to use the "Lehman hammer"
And this week, those carrying "Lehman hammers" found their nails. As humorous tweet below highlights, this was not a good week to use the "Lehman hammer" -- lol.

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