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The market may improve much sooner than you think. The banking sector has had similar issues (not crises) for years (you typically see one or more banks failing per year in the US, it just isn't reported often). Of course, there is still the fear in the market (whether or not it is justified is another issue). I am expecting the Fed to calm nerves next week when they meet to decide on rates. The commentary could certainly be a catalyst for a big move up, and gold prices are predicting that the Fed may announce an easing of their current policy stance and potentially even predict an expansionary stance down the track. Will definitely be interesting to see how that goes, but I don't think fears surrounding the banking sector will last. Real crises tend to occur when optimism and greed is at a peak (just look at previous crises, they are never expected). The fact there is so much fear already and anticipation of a market crash indicates to me that the "crash" has already occurred. Indeed, the market is quite far from its highs and certain stocks have been absolutely thrashed.