These communists have changed the psych in the world 180*.
For commerce to occur (all economic channels open and flowing from manuf. – consumer) there has to be people willing to release their discretionary income, “if” they have it. (High unemployment coupled with fear will show they don’t have it or refuse to spend it)
When you can get people to spend, that will be when the markets will come back.
As long as the masks stay on, that will be your sign of people unwilling to do so, because that is them telling you they are scared, and scared people do not spend discretionary income when they believe there are “major” unknowns (Testing / sickness / death) in their economic future.
You are reading way too much into the mask thing. That's like saying that as long as you see people wearing seatbelts, that is them telling you that they are scared of getting killed on the highway. Agree with the wearing of masks and seat belts or not, it is merely people taking precautions. When I go into a store, which is infrequently even in normal times, I wear the mask because it is requested/demanded that I do so, not because I'm scared.
I like the energy stocks as well; current dividends plus likely appreciation in the next few years make them a good value relative to anything else out there.
