Is the NYSE currently collapsing? DOW -130.63 since this morning

If you zoom out a bit you'll see the day is not out of the ordinary, so it's probably not collapsing atm.

Well... probably not, anyway.

For perspective, take a look at this list of the largest intraday changes in the Dow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_i...

That page shows 40 specific days in stock market history that have seen a 6% or greater change. In that context, a 1% decline by noon EST is no big deal.

1% is hardly a collapse. Why so doom & gloom?

Looks like I picked the wrong day to buy AAPL. Wish that announcement had been something more spectacular than The Beatles on iTunes.

Considering the unsustainable run-up recently, 100, 200, or even 300 points in a selloff shouldn't be surprising.