There is also a larger context to discuss. It has been clear to me and others that there is a coming pogrom against small-potatoes investors. Access to the markets has been becoming more and more available to everyone, not just a select few, and not just to a class of people who have enough money. There used to be sufficient fees, front-loads, brokerage commissions, and minimum trades to keep out the riffraff. Now, there are zero-expense mutual funds, zero trading fees, free options, and zero barriers, basically. You can see this building in the background as big money is preparing for a crackdown on "retail investing", and we have all been just awaiting for the next stock market crash to be blamed on retail investing, and for the collusion between big money, media, and government to "do something" about it. The premise that small investors really are moving the needle of the economy is laughable, except it can be used as an act of prestidigitation to distract from the real bad actors, namely the big money players and their collusion with the government.
Sadly, this event confirms the theory as we see very clearly the coordination with the media and soon the regulators, right on their cues, so if there ever was any hope that the regulators weren't captured, it's going to be gone soon once people find out that only the big boys benefit from regulation. This event sadly will only accelerate the coming crackdown because it's all fun and games until you make the wrong people lose money, which absolutely cannot be allowed to happen, nor can it be permitted to let the word out that capitalism is still in effect and in some cases small players can actually participate in the game themselves.
