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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

History shows stocks go up after Wall Street’s fear index hits these levels, argues RBC

The bull statue in New York's financial district. (Credit: Getty Images)

An old rule of thumb among investors is to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.

While timing the market is tricky to say the least, a historic sell-off in Asia sparked by a sharp appreciation in the yen and subsequent forced unwinding of the carry trade provides an alluring opportunity, according to the Royal Bank of Canada.

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