Markets are noisier, faster and more reactive than ever. But does short-term thinking create long-term opportunity?
The Merchant’s Trust, lead manager Simon Gergel explores how modern markets have largely shifted away from individual stock picking towards momentum, passive flows and broad market positioning.
Simon discusses how short-term behaviour, driven by hedge funds, basket trades and factor investing, can lead to sharp and sometimes ‘vicious’ price movements, with shares rising or falling regardless of their underlying long-term value.