“Investors repeatedly forget that reaching for yield in speculative securities only works if capital losses don’t wipe out the ‘pickup’ in yield. Since mid-2014, we’ve emphasized the increasing deterioration in market internals and credit spreads, noting that this deterioration has historically been a reliable signal of a shift from risk-seeking to risk-aversion by investors. This risk-aversion is now accelerating. Last week, a number of high-yield bond funds placed delays on redemptions in order to give them time to liquidate holdings into a collapsing market. When a problem is specific to a particular fund, orderly liquidation can protect investors. But in this case, the need for liquidation isn’t specific.”
http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc151214.htm
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