      Paradigm shifts are not always negative. In fact, many paradigm shiftsare extremely positive, such as a winning lottery ticket, a better joboffer, or a pregnancy (debatable). When a paradigm shift occurs in thefinancial markets, the universe of participants will interpret the newsover varying periods of time, and adjust their individual ways of thinkingto incorporate the new information. On a macro or "global" level, the netsum of these individual paradigm shifts translates into an overall shift inperception, and the value (relative prices) of securities will adjustaccordingly over time.