stock markets under pressure, companies earnings quite good thou.. however, stock prices moving downwards... market sentiments and herd mentality, however you need the cautious as well as the intelligent investors in the market to ensure that the stock market exists!!! Have you ever wondered during the times of such a downfall there are investors buying stocks which are approx 50% less priced than that were 52 weeks ago...think why they are buying.. may be companies fundamentals are good, stocks are undervalued.. not sure thou. One thing is pretty clear, be it a downfall or rising stock prices..there are investors selling those stocks "because" some one is buying them...