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Warren Buffett’s sage advice about fear and greed is a trap in this market

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Mark Hulbert Warren Buffett’s sage advice about fear and greed is a trap in this market Instead of buying more stocks when volatility rises, you should sell Contrarian investors recently have been buying more stocks as the market’s “fear gauge” has climbed. History is not on their side. Their instinct is to follow famed investor Warren Buffett’s classic advice to be greedy when others are fearful....
The article presents a tension between established investment wisdom – Buffett’s “fear and greed” framework – and current market behavior, specifically the contrarian reaction to rising volatility. The core narrative hinges on a classic investment dichotomy: established advisors recommending a defensive posture (selling) versus investors responding to fear with increased buying, historically a counterproductive strategy. The VIX spike provides a tangible metric for this “fear” – a level approach...