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To make money on financial markets it's not just about "if" but also "when" ... and even if I think it's problem (which I didn't say) i for sure don't know "when"!
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Someone had a model combining shorting with investigative journalism, a while back. They'd short, then release evidence showing that the company was way overvalued, then make their money when the stock price dropped.
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i think you are talking about hindenburg research center
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I was, but Wikipedia tells me it was preceded by Muddy Waters Research, and followed by Hunterbrook, both of which (unlike Hindenburg) are still active.

Interestingly, the Hunterbrook Wikipedia article says that Hunterbrook is unique, and the Muddy Waters Research Wikipedia article lists loads of other organisations. Perhaps someone should investigate…?

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Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.
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Market is _never_ rational. If market followed rational logic, you could pre-calculate which stocks will be what price and never lose money.

(Stock) market is, by definition, irrational. If you are scared of solvency, sell and hold money and/or gold.

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> If market followed rational logic, you could pre-calculate which stocks will be what price and never lose money.

The fundamentals are unpredictable, so even a perfectly rational planning (suppose such thing could exist) would lose money sometimes. Not in the long run, but long run doesn't matter if a single wrecked ship can wreck you.

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"(Stock) market is, by definition, irrational"

I assume this is just your definition?

Is weather irrational, because you cannot calculate it?

Markets and weather are just too complex with too many unknowns to calculate it.

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If it goes bust who bails them industry out?
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Nobody should do that. Let them burn including the investors who allowed this.
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Somebody should go in jail big time if it has be bailed out
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We bailed out the banks during the housing crisis and nobody went to jail. And look at where we are at now? In 20 years we are going to have smart cities run by tech barons where we are all serfs
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Smart cities with tech barons won't ever happen for a lot of reasons, mainly because the government always wins. Tech bros don't have the political and military means to sovereignty . Dictatorship, civil war, corruption with a side dish of genocidal tendencies -- that's on the menu okay.

Besides, I don't think serfom has to do anything with it, as you have to keep people in, while the current agenda is all about keeping people out.

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Heavy bags huh?
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idc how market goes. my bag is hold for 15 years.

A crash is just another chance of buying more.

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