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Momentum Monday - Parabolic Runs Everywhere...The Retail Investors Best Year Ever
Wall Street Wants To Keep Them Alive Not Run Them Over...But Can They?
Howard Lindzon
October 14, 2025
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Good morning…
The year 1999 was a great one for ‘retail’ investors, but retail investors probably made up 3-5 percent of the market. I was there on Yahoo Finance, The Motley Fool and CNBC and we were doomed with our 20 minute delayed quotes and lack of experience.
This year has a lot of similarities to 1999, but also many structural differences. First of all, every retail investor has real-time market information, a ‘free’ deep research analyst at their side and hundreds of places to form groups and learn. Furthermore, in 2025, the ‘retail’ investor makes up closer to 25 percent of the total volume traded. The retail investor has a new toy in ‘prediction markets’ that will also start to drive stock price movements and volatility. Wall Street realizes this and is looking to keep them alive, not run them over. The big question is can they?
The lingo is a little different (‘Wen Moon’ is the new parabolic) and the leverage (especially in crypto) will crush too many, but we are where we are.
Right now, so many stocks are going parabolic and they are stocks outside the indexes. Retail is having a blast. Maybe it continues for months and maybe it ends tomorrow.
Ivanhoff and I cover the stocks in these parabolic movements in today’s episode and the charts follow at the bottom of the post…
Welcome back to Momentum Monday!
In today’s episode of Momentum Monday, Ivanhoff and I discuss the following:
Market Recap & Friday Sell-Off
Crypto Flash Crash & Trend Strategies
Momentum Names & Speculation
Retail Surge & Trading Apps
Favorite Sectors & Market Tactics
Retail Power, Risks & The Future
In This Episode, We Cover:
Here are Ivanhoff’s thoughts:
We are at the stage of the bull market cycle where some assets have gone parabolic – gold, silver, rare earth metals, quantum computing, and nuclear stocks are just some of the examples. I am not saying they can’t go any higher. On the contrary, a good story can carry a stock much higher than most people can imagine. At the same time, volatility is picking up. By volatility, I mean choppiness, reversals, and wider daily and weekly price ranges. Last Friday could be just another shake-out or a warning shot of something more to come. Everyone with some experience in the market knows that at this point, many momentum stocks are playing a game of musical chairs, but no one knows how long it will last; therefore, the most rational thing to do is to keep playing – not recklessly. If you chase extended stocks, use too much leverage, and take too big positions, you are guaranteed that you will be shaken out. Momentum tapes like these require a tactical approach and strict risk management.
And here are the charts discussed:
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