Greater Fool Theory

The cluster centers on discussions of the Greater Fool Theory, explaining hype-driven investments, market bubbles, retail investor euphoria, FOMO, and panic selling in stocks and crypto.

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jacquesm Oct 31, 2025 View on HN

The Greater Fool theory of investing strikes again.

fmajid Dec 7, 2024 View on HN

It’s called the Greater Fool Theory:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory

mentalgear Dec 30, 2025 View on HN

with investors and hype, things regress to the extreme

skohan May 9, 2021 View on HN

Surely it had something to do with retail investor euphoria...

shawnb576 Jun 23, 2021 View on HN

Isn't this just the Greater Fool Theory [1][1] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greaterfooltheory.asp

RIMR Oct 2, 2024 View on HN

Imagine for a moment that you are following the hype instead of the facts. Now you understand why investors dump their money on these kinds of things.

marcus0x62 Dec 9, 2022 View on HN

Maybe this is just an example of the Greater Fool Theory[1] in action?1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory

toomuchtodo Feb 19, 2023 View on HN

Public markets are turning into de facto bag holders. Buy a pig high on exuberance, sell it back to the company low.

danans Jan 7, 2016 View on HN

Just a guess, but maybe because people are more likely to "panic sell" than they are to "panic buy".

nprateem Mar 15, 2023 View on HN

Looks like they tried to time the market and failed. Smells like greed to me.