Co worker across the gray wall where I work is beside himself watching TSLA put in a good earnings report and spectacular forecast, yet the stock is still down. NVDA, MSFT, UPST, all making good profits and yet getting whacked bigly.
I tried to explain some of the foundation of The Obvious to him but it just didn't register in his mind.
Insurance companies have seen a ~40% increase in deaths in 2021 compared to the historic average, which is many standard deviations above their worst case model. They need to pay out life insurance policies and are selling assets to do so. It's much easier to sell something showing a profit than a loss, so they are lightening up on their winning trades. This is one of many capital flows driving the tech wreck we're seeing now, but all he can think about is bottom-up analysis.
Do you remember the early posts about Mr. Boyd and his mom, always looking to improve position relative to the enemy and not saying a word about it? Big money is doing this now, or may have been doing it for many months already. Mr. Musk sure got out at a good time......
The only question there really is, "are you a muppet?"