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Stocks have value because they are cash flow generating assets, so if you sell low enough it will make economic sense for someone to buy, except for some liquidity catastrophe.


What about commodities then, like oil?

It was not too long ago that the price for a barrel of oil was negative $40.


Oil is a regular good that is priced according to supply and demand expectations.

Goods can have negative prices due sharp drops in demand (a lot of X was produced, but no one wants to buy x and you are paying to store it).




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