Manipulation in the Stock Market
Whooaah! I was planning to just check out this forum, before I go to bed. Just didn’t realize that it would make me awake for another couple of hours! 
Much has been said. And more is bound to be thrown at each other’s face. But let’s try to be nice, and civil, and...nice. For whatever difference in conviction, let’s just account that to difference in perspective. Or generation gap. Hehe. The latter by the way is figurative.
Now, that manipulation thing, we have to admit, could be part of the stock market. And what just have been pointed out in another thread, it even exists in the international scene. I guess, it really is part of any money-making scheme. Let’s just leave some benefit of the doubt. Afterall, the presence of intention is something that’s difficult to prove.
But I don’t think it would be reason enough to stop trading in the PSE. But the grounds as to why ordinary investors like us need to understand the dynamics and commit to a strategy that again, would best suit our goals and psyche. And okay, values.
In fact, investors are partly to blame. Most (if not all) regard stocks only as a trading vehicle. The reason they gain or lose is because they take advantage of the volatility (especially true for those who trade for the short term). Which is by the way dictated by man’s reaction to market volume (okay, manipulated or not). Dicounting in toto, the intrinsic value. But can we really do something about this? Besides, most of the conflicts we are talking about here, is but man’s innate nature, unfortunately.
Funny, but the previous post, I was planning to edit. Dapat pala ginawa ko na. Kasi I was about to change it into:
But in the end, each one of us will realize, that it’s actually a matter of perspective (not to mention plan). For some, a lost opportunity is as good as money loss. For me, actualizing a loss by redeeming it, is. For some, this is the end, for others this is the beginning.
But which provides us the best ground to present all our arguments. And all the reason to kill one another. Hahahaha!
Much has been said. And more is bound to be thrown at each other’s face. But let’s try to be nice, and civil, and...nice. For whatever difference in conviction, let’s just account that to difference in perspective. Or generation gap. Hehe. The latter by the way is figurative.
Now, that manipulation thing, we have to admit, could be part of the stock market. And what just have been pointed out in another thread, it even exists in the international scene. I guess, it really is part of any money-making scheme. Let’s just leave some benefit of the doubt. Afterall, the presence of intention is something that’s difficult to prove.
But I don’t think it would be reason enough to stop trading in the PSE. But the grounds as to why ordinary investors like us need to understand the dynamics and commit to a strategy that again, would best suit our goals and psyche. And okay, values.
In fact, investors are partly to blame. Most (if not all) regard stocks only as a trading vehicle. The reason they gain or lose is because they take advantage of the volatility (especially true for those who trade for the short term). Which is by the way dictated by man’s reaction to market volume (okay, manipulated or not). Dicounting in toto, the intrinsic value. But can we really do something about this? Besides, most of the conflicts we are talking about here, is but man’s innate nature, unfortunately.
Funny, but the previous post, I was planning to edit. Dapat pala ginawa ko na. Kasi I was about to change it into:
But in the end, each one of us will realize, that it’s actually a matter of perspective (not to mention plan). For some, a lost opportunity is as good as money loss. For me, actualizing a loss by redeeming it, is. For some, this is the end, for others this is the beginning.
But which provides us the best ground to present all our arguments. And all the reason to kill one another. Hahahaha!
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