Sandwish/iStock via Getty Images By Reed Cassady, CFA, Sam Peters, CFA & Jean Yu, CFA, Ph.D. Harnessing Market Energy: Active Value in an Inelastic Era - Market Overview One of the core concepts in thermodynamics is that energy flow drives most systems. This principle also helps explain the behavior of economies, life and — importantly — financial markets, where capital flows act as the system’s energy source, with potentially massive impacts. For instance, the Inelastic Market Hypothesis (IMH) suggest ...