speculator
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Some have chalked this up to speculators piling in, driven by “FOMO” — or the “fear of missing out.”
From MarketWatch
Given the mostly awful returns for speculators, why do they keep playing?
Further near-term price gains are also likely, with speculator long positions as a share of total open interest on CME are not as extreme as in previous speculative peaks, they say.
The rally follows the buildup of speculator short positions following events in Venezuela.
By 1929, these anxious men—speculators, trading on margin—would help fuel the worst crash in recorded history.
From Barron's
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