A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., Feb. 5, 2018. Many signs are pointing to an end of economic expansion. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
The speed of Monday’s jaw-dropping sell-off on Wall Street had traders and investors bumped and bruised. But few seemed surprised that a pullback had actually happened. Some were looking for the right time and opportunity to wade back in—but wary of catching a falling knife.