Thank you, Patrick!!             

   Markets, trust, bubbles - the big question            

                            Started by patrick - March 16, 2026, 10:19 a.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/118704/

There are a lot of different reasons in the last few years that make me lose confidence in trading markets in general, and I'm wondering if people here share them.
Cyber Coins - This is trillions of dollars based on nothing. Thin regulation, frequent frauds, and the price supported by massive amounts of fake trades that are basically one pocket to another. (Or "lack economic substance", as it says in tax law)
Meme stocks - Why is TSLA market cap over $1 trillion when their sales are declining & project after project has failed? Is there a fundamental problem due to excess piles of concentrated capital?
Prediction markets - A booming form of gambling on a lot of things with no control over insiders jumping in on bets they either know or can influence the outcome of. How is this legal?
The AI bubble - The biggest, most obvious bubble since real estate in 2007.
Are commodities still honest, or is something going on there, too?