I love this kind of stuff! Thanks so much for the video NT. This is the kind if info that every regular retail investor should at least take into account. The games that are played are extremely sophisticated and the regulations are often outdated, too slow, or just too difficult to police or understand, or the SEC simply chooses not to enforce certain things at certain times. It's why it's harder and harder for retail out there. I believe there are some ways of mitigating the risk of being gamed by the big money. And I'm not anti hedge fund or anything. But there are still some good fundamental plays (fnf should be one of them but the politics is holding it up) that retail can take advantage of. Big tickers with big brand names on top of big markets. Super stable blue chips. There are still ways to let your money grow via long investments. Another way is to not care about that, and to instead jump in on news and uptrends, and take any profit when it appears for you. Repeat and compound. You eliminate some risk simply by not being IN a ticker for too long (when a short attack is always a risk). And you take what you can. It's not hopeless for retail. But see that video and you'll see the big $ players are playing a totally different game. They are completely ruthless, and their incredibly sophisticated techniques, often based on using the media and lying, are designed for one thing; taking retail's $. Just beware. There will still be googles and Fords out there, decent fundamental plays for retail. And you can always just put some in the s&p and don't touch it for years. Don't rely solely on the day game unless you've proven you can prosper that way. Paper trade a lot!
