Growing hope, but keeping some distance

Over the last few days or week or so, things have been slowly ticking upward on the markets. Nothing massive or crazy, more of a feel. Feel is most I have for evaluating the markets, but it seems that I am not the only one who has noticed that a trend reversal might be on the cards.

I have tried not to think or hope too much on this, as it was last week I found out I didn't have the coverage I need for my recovery care, so figured my "need" might make ne see things that aren't there. But, perhaps if @empoderat is seeing it too, I am not completely under the power of a scarcity mindset.

Of course, none of this means a pump in the market is actually going to happen and I have been in long enough to know not to rely on any of it, but still, it is nice to see a little bit of positivity creep back into the market gait.

The last few weeks have been difficult for other reasons, but as I have mentioned, things would at least seem a little easier if money wasn't another facet that has to be considered and organized. However, we don't use crypto anyway, so it is more about having the sense of a safety net in case we do. Having that feeling of backup brings a bit of confidence, that even if things degrade further, we could manage. The hand to mouth, seat if pants kind of living is not my preferred state of lifestyle.

My wife still doesn't follow any of the market conditions, so she doesn't know that over the last few months, we are effectively 50% poorer, but I don't think now is the right time to tell her. I will let her know when we are 200% richer perhaps.

With all that is going on in our lives, she is understandably a bit stressed at the moment but I don't think we are facing anything worse than we have faced in the relatively recent past. It is more that it gets tiring and so often, it seems like there is rarely any respite, never the chance to fully recover before having to dive back in and face the next situation that befalls us.

Of course, we aren't the only ones in the world going through things and we definitely aren't in the worst conditions in the world, but since we all experience life individually, which is why our own experience is so important. After all, life is personal, even when it is not.

Too many people take the ups and downs of the markets personally, when things are going well and the values are high, they credit themselves with their results, as if they are masters of the market. But when things are going badly, it feels like everything is against them - which is why so many people got upset at Elon Musk, because it affected their values. If it was affecting something they didn't have any stake in, they wouldn't care.

As they say, when it rains it pours, and when all of these little negatives cluster up on top of each other, it feels a bit like the universe is conspiring and when it is coupled with need, each paper cut, slices deeper than it should. But, when things start to turn around and the feelings of positivity creep in, one has to be careful not to get too far ahead, not to get attached to a result to a pattern that might not even be happening.

It is because of this I am being careful and not getting my hopes up, as it could be that I just want it too much as it would make me feel better to have it. This year might be the year that everything is okay, but it might also be the year that everything is not and a couple of weeks back, it almost swung in the unwanted direction. I am still hopeful, confident even, but not attached to at least the near-term view of the markets - as I have been proven wrong too many times before.

Taraz [ Gen1: Hive ]