{"id":9676,"date":"2025-01-01T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=9676"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:24:53","slug":"there-is-no-common-sense-in-the-market-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/there-is-no-common-sense-in-the-market-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"There Is No Common Sense in the Market Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, we’re seeing the rise<\/strong><\/span> of meme stocks<\/strong>… stocks<\/strong> that are not<\/strong><\/span> being bought<\/strong><\/span> and sold<\/strong><\/span> based on the merits<\/strong><\/span> of the business<\/strong> behind them, but because of a viral trend<\/strong><\/span> on social media<\/strong>. We’re talking about companies like BigBear.ai (BBAI)<\/strong> and KULR Technology Group (KULR)<\/strong> with little<\/strong><\/span> to no<\/span> fundamental value<\/strong>, yet they skyrocket<\/strong><\/span> in price<\/strong>, driven not<\/strong><\/span> by the potential for long-term growth<\/span><\/strong>, but by nothing<\/strong><\/span> more<\/strong><\/span> than online chatter<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

We are witnessing<\/strong><\/span> a time when the very principles of common sense<\/strong> are being thrown out the window<\/strong><\/span>, and nowhere<\/span><\/strong> is this more apparent than in stocks like BBAI<\/strong> and KULR<\/strong>, companies that should be trading for pennies<\/strong><\/span> yet they are each worth more than 10x<\/strong><\/span> the market cap<\/strong> of cash flow positive<\/span> One Stop Systems (OSS)<\/strong> a company that is selling its high-tech<\/span> AI solutions<\/strong> to the Army<\/strong>, Navy<\/strong>, and Military Defense Contractors<\/strong> around the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Once upon a time, the stock market<\/strong> was a place for hard-working<\/span> people<\/strong> to invest<\/strong><\/span> in companies like OSS<\/strong> that have real<\/span> value<\/strong>, real<\/span> products<\/strong>, and real<\/span> growth potential<\/span><\/strong>. It was a system built on fundamentals<\/strong><\/span> like having positive free cash flow<\/strong><\/span>. Investors would look at a company’s earnings<\/strong>, its management<\/strong>, its products<\/strong>, and its overall financial health<\/strong> before deciding where to put their money<\/strong><\/span>. This was the bedrock<\/strong> of sound<\/span> investing<\/span><\/strong>. But today, we are seeing something entirely different<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

We are seeing speculation at its worst<\/strong><\/span>. And it is fueled by a dangerous mix<\/strong><\/span> of greed<\/strong><\/span> and ignorance<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

It doesn’t<\/strong><\/span> take a financial expert<\/strong> to see that this is no longer<\/strong><\/span> about finding value<\/strong>. It’s about hopping on<\/strong><\/span> a bandwagon<\/strong>, trying to make a quick buck<\/strong><\/span> while ignoring<\/strong><\/span> the fundamentals<\/strong> that drive <\/strong><\/span>sustainable<\/strong><\/span> growth<\/strong><\/span>. Where is the common sense<\/strong><\/span>? Where is the logic<\/strong><\/span>?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Why did Castellum (CTM)<\/strong> suddenly gain by 900%<\/strong><\/span> during the past month? It has nowhere near<\/strong><\/span> the potential of OSS<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Let’s take a step back<\/strong><\/span> and ask<\/span> ourselves<\/strong>: What happened to the idea of responsible <\/strong><\/span>investing<\/strong><\/span> in companies like OSS<\/strong> that will be powering<\/strong><\/span> our future autonomous<\/span> Unmanned Service Vessels<\/strong> like will save<\/span> lives<\/strong>? What happened to the idea that the stock market<\/strong> should be a place where people put their hard-earned<\/span> money<\/span><\/strong> into companies they believe<\/strong><\/span> in, where the risk<\/strong><\/span> is balanced<\/strong><\/span> by the possibility of reward<\/strong><\/span> based on sound business practices<\/strong> like signing<\/span> customer funded development contracts<\/strong>, where OSS<\/strong> has seen customer funded development revenue increase by 219.27%<\/span><\/strong> year-over-year?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Instead, we are seeing a market<\/strong> fueled<\/strong><\/span> by hype<\/span><\/strong>, manipulation<\/strong><\/span>, and FOMO<\/strong><\/span>, where ordinary people<\/strong> are encouraged to buy<\/span> stocks<\/strong> not<\/strong><\/span> because they believe<\/strong><\/span> in a company’s long-term vision<\/span><\/strong>, but because it’s trending<\/strong><\/span> on X<\/strong> or Reddit<\/strong>. It’s not<\/strong><\/span> just retail investors<\/strong> but also the hedge funds<\/strong> with their dangerous<\/span> algorithms<\/strong> that buy<\/span> stocks<\/strong> based on nothing<\/span> more<\/span><\/strong> than the number of X<\/strong> and Reddit posts<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

This is not<\/strong><\/span> a healthy<\/span> market<\/strong>. This is a market <\/strong>where volatility<\/span> reigns supreme<\/span><\/strong>, where people lose<\/strong><\/span> their life savings<\/strong> on a whim<\/strong><\/span>, and where the pursuit<\/strong><\/span> of profit<\/strong><\/span> is driven by emotion<\/strong><\/span>, not<\/span> reason<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

The stock market<\/strong> is not<\/strong><\/span> a casino<\/strong>. It should not<\/strong><\/span> be a place where you gamble<\/strong><\/span> with your future<\/strong><\/span> on the whim of a meme<\/strong> or a tweet<\/strong>. We must return<\/strong><\/span> to sanity<\/strong><\/span>. We must return<\/strong><\/span> to sound<\/span> financial principles<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

NIA believes<\/strong><\/span> in a future<\/strong><\/span> where we rein in this chaos<\/strong><\/span> and restore confidence<\/strong><\/span> in the stock market<\/strong>. We must ensure<\/strong><\/span> that people understand<\/span><\/strong> the importance<\/strong><\/span> of doing their homework<\/strong>… looking<\/strong><\/span> at the fundamentals<\/strong> and making<\/span> decisions<\/strong> that are driven<\/strong><\/span> by reason<\/strong>, not<\/strong><\/span> the latest viral<\/span> trend<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

It’s time to bring common sense<\/strong> back to the stock market<\/strong>! The way forward is one where investments<\/strong> are made based on solid<\/strong><\/span>, reliable <\/span>information<\/strong>, into companies like OSS<\/strong> that are valued for their actual performance<\/strong><\/span>… and where individuals<\/strong> are empowered<\/strong><\/span> to make decisions<\/strong> based on logic<\/strong><\/span> and long-term goals<\/span><\/strong>, not<\/strong><\/span> the next big<\/span> online frenzy<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Let’s take the stock market<\/strong> back from the realm of speculation<\/strong><\/span> and put it back<\/strong><\/span> in the hands of people<\/strong> who understand<\/strong><\/span> that true<\/span> value<\/span><\/strong> comes from hard work<\/strong><\/span>, innovation<\/strong><\/span>, and sound<\/span> financial practices<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. This message is meant for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, we’re seeing the rise of meme stocks… stocks that are not being bought and sold based on the merits of the business behind them, but because of a viral trend on social media. We’re talking about companies like BigBear.ai (BBAI) and KULR Technology Group (KULR) with little to no fundamental value, yet they skyrocket […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[111,354,284,7,26,8],"class_list":["post-9676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-bbai","tag-ctm","tag-kulr","tag-oss","tag-politics","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9680,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9676\/revisions\/9680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}