There Is an Animal Level of Fear in Investors
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Investor Psychology
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Fear and Anxiety
Even the tiny normal sized pullbacks spark this primal level of fear in them. This can’t be sustainable that much longer if this is where they are psychologically
The post discusses how investors are exhibiting a primal level of fear in response to normal market fluctuations, with comments exploring related psychological concepts and poking fun at the tone.
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moose_man, that you?
First event that struck me: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/global-markets-ai...
Second event was OpenAi trying to get federal funding.