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Line chart showing the S&P/TSX Composite closing higher after a volatile week driven by war-related headlines.

Kahneman and Tversky's loss aversion research helps explain the sequence: losses recorded during a decline carry roughly twice the psychological weight of an equivalent gain that follows, so a rebound can feel like an afterthought rather than a correction. Odean and Barber's research on attention-driven trading adds that individual investors are most likely to sell on exactly the high-profile news days that later mark short-term lows. The same war headlines that drove the earlier slide also powered this recovery, with energy and precious metals stocks leading the gains.

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