Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much of the steadiness/calming is regular institutional buying related to retirement accounts. There has to be a huge chunk of cash heading into the markets every day as folks automatically contribute to their 401Ks. I just don't know how huge that is.

Index funds have to keep buying, Michael Burry talks about this.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much of the steadiness/calming is regular institutional buying related to retirement accounts. There has to be a huge chunk of cash heading into the markets every day as folks automatically contribute to their 401Ks. I just don't know how huge that is.

I also wonder if we are going to start seeing more people exiting the equity market as the population of 65+ is steadily increasing and by 2030 there number is going to be huge.

I wonder how much of the steadiness/calming is regular institutional buying related to retirement accounts. There has to be a huge chunk of cash heading into the markets every day as folks automatically contribute to their 401Ks. I just don't know how huge that is.

IMO a lot of market participants have a FOMO. So Everytime the president says something they believe it.

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Anonymous wrote:It's apparent the statements are designed to calm the market. But they are clearly "empty" statements and the market reacts positively every single time.

I assume you are referring to Trumps statements on the war almost being over and the oil market. That statement got the media play. But at pretty much the same time we also learned he agreed to lift sanctions on Russian oil. My guess is that is what the market was reacting to, particularly since it didn’t go back up today when it became clear the war is no where near over.

Taco gonna taco. Except, he really can't unring this Iran bell.

What I find even more stunning is when markets react positively when the statements are pure LIES. It's truly bizarre.

Because institutions need a reason for the market to move up and down. That is how they make money.

Market volatility is here to stay. In the years to come the US (and the world) will face big demographic challenges. And we know demography affect everything from social to economic. It comes at the worst possible time when the world is facing crippling debt.

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Anonymous wrote:It's apparent the statements are designed to calm the market. But they are clearly "empty" statements and the market reacts positively every single time.

I assume you are referring to Trumps statements on the war almost being over and the oil market. That statement got the media play. But at pretty much the same time we also learned he agreed to lift sanctions on Russian oil. My guess is that is what the market was reacting to, particularly since it didn’t go back up today when it became clear the war is no where near over.

And that was Trump's Job 1! Done.

Anonymous wrote:It's apparent the statements are designed to calm the market. But they are clearly "empty" statements and the market reacts positively every single time.

I assume you are referring to Trumps statements on the war almost being over and the oil market. That statement got the media play. But at pretty much the same time we also learned he agreed to lift sanctions on Russian oil. My guess is that is what the market was reacting to, particularly since it didn’t go back up today when it became clear the war is no where near over.

Algorithms. They have so much sentiment analysis built. Maybe with AI this may change.

Because everyone understands that one of the biggest threats is Trump's impulsiveness and unpredictability. When he makes "empty" statements telling people what they want to hear, it's reassuring because it indicates that there is some consideration given to what people want to hear, and that he is aware of the market's unhappiness with prior statements and actions.

People sit around wondering if Trump is going to blow up the entire economy every day. When he states clearly it's not his intention to do that right now, people breathe easier for 12 hours or so. And then we restart the cycle.

It's GREAT! I LOVE IT. What a wonderful way to run a country and economy.

Anonymous wrote:Because he is the President. Simple as that.

Algorithms. Even simpler.

Because he is the President. Simple as that.

It's apparent the statements are designed to calm the market. But they are clearly "empty" statements and the market reacts positively every single time.