(2021) | Viernes Negro

The date was November 26, 2021. In the world of high finance and cryptocurrency, it wouldn’t be remembered for door-buster deals on televisions, but for a different kind of "Black Friday"—a market bloodbath that sent shockwaves through global exchanges.

News of a heavily mutated COVID-19 variant emerging from South Africa had hit the wires overnight. For a world trying to crawl out of the shadow of 2020, it was the ultimate "ghost of Christmas past." Viernes Negro (2021)

"Everything is on sale," he mused, "if you have the stomach for it." The date was November 26, 2021

Elias reached for his mouse to sell, his finger hovering over the button. But then, he paused. He looked at the charts. This wasn't 2020. The world had vaccines now; it had systems. He watched the "Fear & Greed Index" peg itself into extreme terror. He didn't sell. Instead, he closed his laptop. For a world trying to crawl out of

As the sun set on that Friday, the markets closed with deep scars. It was a stark reminder of how fragile the "new normal" really was. Elias poured himself a glass of wine, the red liquid matching the candles on his screen.

"It’s happening again," Elias whispered to his empty room.