These are the days that try men souls, and women souls too, if they are invested in stocks. The TSX has been falling for more than two weeks on fears ranging from the price of gold to a dawning that maybe the economy might be improving and that would mean an end to zero interest rates. It is a period of collective economic self-abuse that can be seen in markets everywhere. Unmeasured and unknown fears rule the market. Today (Thursday, June 20, 2013) it the TSX finished at its low, down 299.