speculative
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That said, they acknowledge that it’s often not possible to infer whether any option position taken is speculative or hedging related, and of course, for every buyer of an option, there is a seller.
From MarketWatch
The move has flushed out speculative positioning and brought prices back to levels seen about two weeks ago—still up 13% in January, the Asia head of macro strategy says.
And one thing we’ve learned about commodity markets is that it doesn’t take much speculative money to make them go parabolic.
A key factor will be whether enough market froth has been removed—and enough speculative positions washed out—to put fundamentals back in the driver’s seat.
If rates stay elevated in name but accommodative in practice, quality companies that raise dividends annually will beat speculative growth stories.
From MarketWatch
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