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> It's not real, it shows the market has been totally gamed. It's really crazy how things are moving since the end of lockdowns, more or less everybody agrees
by lm28469 3y ago
> It's not real, it shows the market has been totally gamed.
It's really crazy how things are moving since the end of lockdowns, more or less everybody agrees the economy is in a bad spot, layoffs, inflation, recession risks, fertility issues, climate change issues, energy issues, wars, people can't afford housing, the end of "cheap" money, &c. Meanwhile my stocks pumped 50% over 6 months for seemingly no reasons, more than half of my gains happened in the last year
idk what's cooking but I'm starting to smell smoke
- moose_man 3y agoI think it's not just the amount of inflow into a stock its the herding behavior and the speed that sets up these crazy unnatural movements. Most of these stocks are come back to Earth relatively quickly so they all leave at the same time too.
- lm28469 3y agoI wonder how much is due to the average joe getting into trading since it's becoming easier and easier to invest money and as it is it looks like free money.
- moose_man 3y agoIt is retail investors, but to create the momentum that drives the frenzy you need a lot of cash rushing in at the same time. Like with GameStop it was all over the news, there just isn't the same level of media hype to cause the run up. I bet what tips it into a feeding frenzy is a massive institutional investor inflow which creates enough of an outsized move to then attract guppy retail investors who end up driving the craziness and holding the bag. It's part natural behavior, part manipulation.