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Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Reflexive Behavior In Financial Markets: GS

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Rupert Hargreaves
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While all the news is about today’s conference call, Goldman takes a look at last week’s ‘crisis’.

The 35% plunge in Valeant Pharmaceuticals is a classic example of reflexive behavior in financial markets, according to Goldman Sachs.

In a research note issued to clients at the end of last week and reviewed by ValueWalk, Goldman concludes that Valeant’s plunge is a perfect example of George Soros’ concept of reflexive financial markets, as described in his book, The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market (1987).

Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Valeant Pharmaceuticals

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