We are living in extraordinary times, locked in our homes, fighting a pandemic, and witnessing a sharp fall in asset prices. We have not witnessed a situation like this in at least a century, nor have we witnessed such rapid correction in stock prices. In a matter of three months, the share market has halved (peak to trough correction of 62 per cent as on March 26, 2020 - an important fibonacci retracement level for the technical enthusiasts ) from all-time high levels, retreating to levels first seen in mid 2014. Ironically, that was a period that can be defined by the phrase 'hope springs eternal'.