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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Super easy retail trading was already a thing in 2008.

Why would wealthy people be scared of the ~80% of people who literally own less than 20% of all stocks?
gpt
You are honestly saying that 2008 retail space is the same as 2023. Like, unironically?

And the reason traditional money would be afraid is because previously people would just panic sell in downturns. Now, people learned to buy the dip. And when prices are low, retail will be buying the crash at unseen levels which will keep traditional money from being the only ones scooping up those low-lows.

It's like how the average League Of Legends Bronze player today would probably stomp Gold and even Platinum players of 8 years ago - average game knowledge is WAY higher and there's way more content available to learn the game and absorb it at all hours of the day than there used to be.

Also:

&gt;Meanwhile, retail investor market participation continues trending upwards. Retail investors' share of total equities trading volume is now approaching 25%, up from 20% in 2020 and **10-15%** the preceding decade.

That's basically a 100% increase in retail traders since the previous crash.

Last crash, 9/10 trades were non-retail. It was pretty much only them buying the dip. Next crash, they're only 3/4 trades or less, and way more people in retail know not to sell low and instead Buy and Hold through dips. 

When the greedy fucks with traditional money are used to getting 90% or more of the Crash Pie, there's no fuckin way they'll settle for only getting 75% or less.