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mert | helius.dev· 2025-10-08 11:48
RT Akshay BD (@akshaybd)There's an underrated reason why more people are gambling than building.meme stocks/coins, options YOLOs, sports betting all at ATH -- speculation dominates because individuals can’t trust prices.Everyone is lying to youmodern society wrecks price discovery through multiple layers of distortion:- central banks: QE, zero/negative rates, and currency pegs suppress true cost of capital and risk, making everything look cheaper than it really is.- governments: subsidies, corporate bailout ...
WTF: Watch the Fed
Etftrends· 2025-10-01 19:21
If investors are acting more like liquidity junkies than disbelievers, the risk to such speculative investing could be that the Fed can't provide more liquidity. The current healthy economy and inflation that remains well above the Fed's target rate suggest that risk shouldn't be ignored. The Fed is the Central Bank Investors seem to have forgotten that the Fed is the US's Central Bank and influences the overall economy via the banking system. When banks are hindering economic growth because they are restri ...
Is the AI Bubble Bursting? Warren Buffett Warns ‘As Happens in Wall Street All Too Often, What the Wise Do in the Beginning, Fools Do in the End’
Yahoo Finance· 2025-10-01 18:00
Group 1 - Warren Buffett emphasizes the cyclical nature of financial bubbles and the tendency for sound investment strategies to become reckless when widely imitated [2][3] - Historical patterns show that initial prudent investment ideas can devolve into speculation as popularity increases, leading to market distortions [3][4] - Examples include mortgage-backed securities, which transitioned from sound risk management to reckless complexity, contributing to the global financial crisis [4] Group 2 - The dot-com bubble serves as another illustration where genuine promise in internet stocks was overshadowed by speculative excesses by the end of the 1990s [4] - Buffett's insights are grounded in decades of experience and a thorough study of past financial crises, including the Great Depression and the 2008 financial crisis [3]
From punting to protection: Short & leveraged ETFs emerge as hedging tools
Etftrends· 2025-09-25 13:37
Conventional wisdom holds that short and leveraged ETFs exist to facilitate directional betting by aggressive speculators. According to a new academic study, however, these products are outgrowing their retail roots and finding increasing employment as risk management tools for sophisticated investors. In a recent paper titled Short Selling Index ETFs and Market Performance, professors Doina Chichernea, Alex Petkevich and Kainan Wang found that high levels of shorting through US broad market ETFs were typic ...
情绪化了!不要眼红!周五,大盘走势分析
Sou Hu Cai Jing· 2025-09-25 12:59
Market Sentiment - The current market sentiment is characterized by emotional reactions, particularly among investors who are optimistic about technology stocks despite high valuations [1][3] - Investors who sold technology assets have realized significant gains, while those who bought in recently are feeling left out of the rally [3] Investment Strategies - There is a notable difference in performance between investors: those who bought "old tech" assets have seen returns close to 100% over the past year, while those investing in "new tech" assets have seen returns of less than 20% [1] - The article emphasizes the importance of understanding the difference between investing and speculating, suggesting that many investors still struggle with this concept [3] Market Trends - The article predicts that the major indices will not decline before the holiday season and may even reach new highs, driven by sectors like liquor, securities, banking, and insurance [5] - The current market behavior is compared to earlier in the month, where a shift from banking stocks to technology stocks is anticipated, indicating a controlled market rhythm [5] Personal Investment Reflections - The author reflects on their own investment experience, noting that after reducing exposure to the ChiNext index, they have limited holdings in technology stocks, which has affected their ability to hedge against market downturns [7] - The need for a balanced mindset and patience in navigating the market is highlighted, especially after experiencing fluctuations in portfolio value [7]
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BSCN· 2025-09-25 02:50
RT BSCN (@BSCNews)🤔 $BEE ON BINANCE: SPECULATION OR FORESHADOWING? Will @Beenetworkintl see support from @binance? Or are recent posts just a coincidence...? ⬇️ https://t.co/bpR2Dwwabp ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-09-24 22:14
Speculators seeking to profit from the selloffs racing through Argentina’s markets were stopped dead in their tracks by a powerful investor willing to take the opposite side of the trade: The US government https://t.co/52I2EscLdD ...
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BSCN· 2025-09-24 19:51
RT BSCN (@BSCNews)🤔 $BEE ON BINANCE: SPECULATION OR FORESHADOWING? Will @Beenetworkintl see support from @binance? Or are recent posts just a coincidence...? ⬇️ https://t.co/bpR2Dwwabp ...
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BSCN· 2025-09-24 15:51
RT BSCN (@BSCNews)🤔 $BEE ON BINANCE: SPECULATION OR FORESHADOWING? Will @Beenetworkintl see support from @binance? Or are recent posts just a coincidence...? ⬇️ https://t.co/bpR2Dwwabp ...
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BSCN· 2025-09-24 12:42
🤔 $BEE ON BINANCE: SPECULATION OR FORESHADOWING? Will @Beenetworkintl see support from @binance? Or are recent posts just a coincidence...? ⬇️ https://t.co/bpR2Dwwabp ...