Except for the "stock gurus" like these guys who were running pump and dumps (https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-221 https://www.sec.gov/news/press-rel

Except for the "stock gurus" like these guys who were running pump and dumps (https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-221 https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-221). They buy early, hype up a stock, and then bail after they've convinced enough other fools to buy in