Retail mob triggered options chain reaction that ended in losses, speculators hijack options market with social media frenzy

Boom turns bust as reckless call buying backfires. "Instead of using #options as part of a larger strategy to protect #portfolios from losses, individuals are mostly #speculating…with reckless buying organized on social media acted like a force-multiplier. Because options #market makers need to hedge call contracts, they buy… pic.twitter.com/7JKs4zB9sg — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) July 18, …

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What Separates Smart Gold Owners from Speculators?

Gold sold off after Trump’s victory and the red wave – but why? What changed, even before the President-Elect takes office? Today we pull back the curtain and take a look at the economic forces driving gold’s price… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the …

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The same people who called the tulip speculators “Deranged gamblers” are speculating their net worth on barcodes. Pain trade coming.

The same people who called the tulip speculators "Deranged gamblers" are speculating their net worth on barcodes 😂😅 You simply cannot make this up.🤌 pic.twitter.com/3o7ESymBvN — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 14, 2024 🇺🇸 $90 billion VanEck CEO says #Bitcoin will hit $350,000 🚀 pic.twitter.com/9fREspzpvO — Vivek Sen (@Vivek4real_) November 13, 2024 https://twitter.com/Emmonspired/status/1856817750817079317 Bitcoin and …

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The surge in gambling culture infiltrates markets, transforming investors into speculators.

In today’s market, gambling fever is spreading fast, changing how we invest. Grant Williams, an astute observer of market trends, rightly points out that we’ve become a “Society of Speculators.” It’s not just about stocks anymore; it’s about the thrill of the bet, the excitement of the gamble. Look around, and you’ll see the signs …

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Housing speculators are getting their heads handed to them as the Fed’s Everything Bubble starts to implode

Investor housing purchases in Phoenix are falling FASTER than during the GFC pic.twitter.com/gNzd5VFrFQ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) September 14, 2023 Down from $2 million to only $1 million, in a few months, here in Tampa lol pic.twitter.com/AJGhyzokom — Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com (@FluentInFinance) September 14, 2023 California existing home sales have declined 47% from the …

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No one is prepared: Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since 2007; NVDA can take down the entire stock market alone; Speculators are more short treasuries now than they ever have in history…

Markets are RED https://finviz.com/futures.ashx Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since **2007** The yield on 100 of the largest mm funds recently hovered at 5.13%, highest in 16 years –Crane Datahttps://t.co/5pmUpnhAae @WSJmarkets pic.twitter.com/eTNjZdcaod — Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) August 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1688894857132085248 Speculators are more short treasuries now than they ever have in history… at …

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The smell of burning housing speculators…

Let’s see how the levered up AirBNB gamblers are doing pic.twitter.com/DagjVLjfGv — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) July 29, 2023 Housing Bros: Real Estate prices will stay elevated even with rates at 7% Housing Reality: We just slashed our listing price by -50% after listing it for 1 month. God Speed 🫡 pic.twitter.com/dgeDrS0VL6 — The Punisher (of …

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Economic and social terrorism by elite and Federal Reserve rewards speculators; Financial conditions are loosening at a fairly steady clip, even as the Fed prepares to hike rates to the highest level since 2001.

Darth Powell knows: This is the result of economic and social terrorism caused by the elite/donor class and Federal Reserve. Rewarding the most worthless, least productive members of society (asset price speculators) over actual production/innovation. https://t.co/UhRkGnrXJL — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) July 25, 2023 How long can the Fed & its PE accomplices delay the inevitable? …

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