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"The stock market today isn’t so much about stocks as it is about stock movements. Hedge-fund traders don’t just invest in securities; they move markets, fundamentally altering stock valuations through the sheer size of their positions. When the price of Apple Inc. drops fifteen points not long after it announces a strong earnings report, it’s usually because of a hedge fund cashing out, the smart money exiting the building. As for the average investor buying stocks based on news reports and SEC filings—on the actual value of an underlying business? He’s the sucker at the table, the easy mark."
"The Sucker Wears a Wire" New York Magazine
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