The Market Is a Powder Keg—and Most Investors Are Sitting on It

EDITOR'S NOTES

Leon Cooperman just dropped a truth bomb on CNBC, echoing the ghost of Warren Buffett’s 1999 warnings about late-stage bull markets. Cooperman, no fringe doomsayer, pointed out that we’re deep into euphoric territory. Valuations are insane—particularly in the AI sector—and the Buffett Indicator is screaming red alert at 217%. That’s not just a flashing light; that’s an air-raid siren. This market’s riding high on momentum, not fundamentals. And when gravity finally kicks in? Most people won’t see it coming.

Derek Wolfe Oct 2, 25

The Numbers Don’t Lie—But the Narrative Does

Let’s not sugarcoat it: this market is cooked.

The S&P 500 blasting back to all-time highs while Main Street grapples with sticky inflation and a government printing press running at warp speed? That’s not a victory lap—that’s the warning bell on a sinking ship. And the Buffett Indicator at 217%? That’s well beyond what the man himself once called “playing with fire.” Right now, it’s not just fire—it’s thermonuclear exuberance.

AI Mania Is the New Dotcom Bubble

AI is the tulip mania of 2025. Everyone wants in. No one wants to miss out. But that’s exactly how bubbles operate: not on logic, but on FOMO and blind faith. Tech giants are hoarding capital like dragons, and the average investor is chasing shadows—pumping money into anything with a chip or an algorithm.

Bonds Won’t Save You, but Stocks Could Kill You

And let’s talk about bonds. Cooperman’s right to call them out. Fixed income in a high-inflation world? That’s a slow bleed. But that doesn’t make stocks safe—it just means they’ll explode louder.

If you’re holding stocks right now, you’re standing in a tinderbox while Wall Street flicks matches for fun. You might ride the wave for another quarter or two—but when it breaks, there won’t be time to scramble for the exits.

Gold: The Only Real Hedge Left

My advice? Start hedging. Now.
Get out of the purely paper game. Diversify into safe haven assets like physical gold. Not ETFs. Not futures. I’m talking cold, hard, off-grid bullion. Gold doesn’t lie. It doesn’t default. And it sure as hell doesn’t evaporate when the next Fed-driven bubble bursts.

We’ve seen this movie before—Dotcom, 2008, 2020. Each time, the same story plays out: speculation, mania, crash. This time won’t be different. It never is.

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Because when the next wave hits, you don’t want to be holding the bag.