Fear... Loathing... Crash... Panic... and even Depression. For headline writers the financial crisis has been an absolute gold mine. But when you put it all together, the constant drumbeat of all of this pessimism adds up to one thing - pure hysteria. The result has been a market in which 75% of its value has been suddenly lost. That is the cold, dark and irrational fear the markets are reflecting these days as anyone and everyone heads for the mattresses. But it's also the opportunity of a lifetime for contrarian investors... to bet against the crowd with every scary market drop.That's why right now is the precise time to bargain hunt, as we reach the point of stock market capitulation.