Cisco as a Metaphor

Financial Armageddon likened Cisco Systems stock market performance as the perfect metaphor to the stock market we find ourselves in:

I admit I’ve been very confused by the ever-growing gap between Wall Street and Main Street, but when I looked at this chart, suddenly it all became clear.

(Note: In case you were wondering, this is not a forecast and I don’t have any position in the stock. Cisco’s trading history just seemed like the perfect metaphor for the kind of market environment we find ourselves in).