By Andrey Dashkov, CFA, analyst, Casey Research “Wow, this actually worked.” That was the headline of Reddit’s Super Bowl Sunday spot. If you blinked, you might have missed it – it was only five seconds long. But the message was clear… “Underdogs can accomplish just about anything when they come together around a common idea.” And that’s exactly what we saw play out in the markets a few weeks ago. You likely already know what happened. For those who don’t, it started with a series of messages from a guy whose username we can’t even publish here because it contains profanity. But he discovered that big hedge funds on Wall Street took out massive short positions against GameStop. (As a reminder, a short position delivers positive returns when a company’s stock price declines. If the stock price goes up, the short seller faces a steep and potentially unlimited loss.) So, the Redditor decided to bet against Wall Street… and millions of members of the subreddit r/wallstreetbets listened. The Biggest Movement in Finance This Year GameStop’s shares started trading unbelievably fast. As of writing, over $3.9 billion worth of its shares are changing hands daily. This puts it ahead of household names like PayPal, Nvidia, and even Facebook. This movement has been – and could be – the biggest thing in finance this year. It sent shockwaves throughout the investment industry. It’s so massive, the subreddit member base exploded from around 1.8 million to 8.5 million practically overnight. So massive that Melvin Capital, a hedge fund and Wall Street darling, posted a humiliating $4.5 billion loss. Hedge funds like Citadel and Point72 had to bail them out. And so massive that Reddit spent its entire marketing budget on a seconds-long television ad… This “mob” has already bet billions… and caused billions of dollars in losses. But I don’t think we’ve seen the last of their uprising… | Recommended Link | | Biden Set To Bring Major Changes To Your Bank?
President Biden is planning to pick Michael Barr to lead the OCC. That's the agency that recently announced a big change that could impact the following banks: Please see the details, because if you have money in any of those banks, this will impact you. | | | -- | Reason No. 1: Disillusioned Main Street Regular readers will know that our founder, Doug Casey, sees the “Deep State” as one of the biggest threats facing the U.S. today. But it seems as though there’s a “Deep Market” – a group of people and companies that bend the financial system to their whims, squeezing every bit of profit for themselves despite the economic chaos around them. Take Goldman Sachs as an example. Last year, the investment bank generated its highest revenue since 2009. And its trading revenue was the highest in ten years. This is amid one of the worst pandemics in U.S. history… the worst market crash since 2008… and record unemployment. Put simply, individual investors know Wall Street doesn’t work for them. Instead, it rakes in massive profits when the rest of the economy is suffering. How To Retire Rich Off a Single "Boring" Stock The GameStop crowd wants to stick it to the financial establishment. And they have plenty to be angry about. But, what’s more, it actually worked – a surprise echoed in Reddit’s Super Bowl ad. These investors damaged the reputations – and wallets – of some of the highest-profile money managers in the world, putting billion-dollar dents in their assets. This crowd is driven by a moral cause. I think that means they’re just getting started… only emboldened by their recent success. And while the GameStop saga might not be grabbing daily headlines anymore, others are just beginning… The same crowd has been driving up the prices of AMC, up over 800% in January, and Express, up over 1,000% since the beginning of the year. And I think we’ll see new names in the months ahead… Reason No. 2: This Movement Still Has Room to Grow This is the decade of the retail investor. The number of people driving the market, and their impact on share prices, is growing. In 2019, retail investors generated about 10% of the total market orders in the U.S. By mid-2020, this number was up to 25%. Part of the reason is the government stimulus checks. People have been using that extra money to invest through user-friendly brokerage apps like Robinhood. The Biden administration is expected to hand out more money. It’s currently negotiating another stimulus bill worth up to $1.9 trillion. A lot of this money will go into the hands of retail investors. And the Main Street movement is growing. I’m not only talking about r/wallstreetbets. Among the top 10 fastest growing subreddits, nine of them are related to investing. More people, more money, more assets to drive upwards… from penny stocks to cryptocurrencies. Now, it’s true that some are talking about tighter restrictions and regulations to keep this from happening again. Robinhood even halted trading on GME for a day. But that didn’t go over well… It’s facing over 30 class-action lawsuits, and even lawmakers in Washington are demanding answers. So I don’t think it’s going to stop the momentum. Plus, Robinhood isn’t the only broker in town. It’s Main Street vs. Wall Street now. And Main Street has no intention of stopping. Take it from John Motter, who invested all of his stimulus check and then some on GameStop: “My goal isn’t to get rich on this, my goal is to bankrupt these billionaires.” | Recommended Link | Available Now: New Retirement Blueprint from America's Most Trusted Options Trader
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