Biotech stocks (IBB) moved into full-blown crash mode on Friday. The sector is down-22% from its July peak. It’s now down another -3% this morning.

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An Unmistakable Crashing Sound - zz ibb 99

These former high-fliers have officially joined China, Germany, Spain, Oil, Emerging markets, etc, etc in what has become the most visible, slow-moving-train-wreck I have witnessed in High Beta in my career.

(Oh. Nearly forgot. Latin American Stocks (MSCI) are down -27.3% in last 3 months.)

In related news, our fearless IMF prognosticators just cut their global growth forecasts (again) as macro markets continue to crash.

> Houston, we have a problem…

> Wall Street, we have a problem…

> Beijing we have a problem…

> Frankfurt, we have a problem…

> Madrid, we have a problem...

An Unmistakable Crashing Sound - Global economy cartoon 12.16.2014

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