The phases of the moon occur due to cycles among the moon, the earth and the sun.

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Investors not in those two camps must remember that the markets are cyclical, just like the tide, which comes in and out each day, and the moon, which cycles every 29 days.

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Just a few years ago, the story might have flared and subsided according to news cycles as predictable as the sun and moon.

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