[quote=deadzone]Back to the original Ops question, no the market is not down due to Russia. The downward trajectory started back in November and is due to the Fed announcing they are raising interest rates and possibly the end of their implied “Put”. So if you believe the Fed, now is not a good time to be dropping money in the stock market.[/quote]

You didn’t answer my question. Why are you speculating trading via short selling and thinking that is less risky than a DRIP investment strategy over 15-20+ years?