The Next 1000-Point Down Day Is Coming

Before the Monday, Aug. 24, thousand-point down day, I warned readers of my investment letter to be ready for the market to correct, quite possibly via an "elevator drop" and to get ready to buy stocks on our list of attractive companies. Prior to the "mini flash crash" as I've heard it called, I warned here on MarketWatch that "things were getting bearish," and "stocks were not properly priced.“ Smart investors spent the spring and summer raising cash and preparing a list of stocks and ETFs to buy when opportunities arose.