When safe assets compete with risk. Lessons from the 1960s–90s for bitcoin and stocks.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 11 2026

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When safe assets compete with risk. Lessons from the 1960s–90s for bitcoin and stocks.

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When safe assets compete with risk. Lessons from the 1960s–90s for bitcoin and stocks.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 11 2026

By Omkar Godbole|Edited by Sheldon Reback

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Front page of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" the day of the 1987 stock market crash. — Black Monday 1987 may hold lessons for 2026. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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