Serious q - if I worked for a serious investing group, would I have a better understanding of why spy/spx actually move the way it does? the range and its movement are tricky af and squeeze tf out of retail.
Not yet, they said the same thing about 100 times in 1995 and 1996 and were wrong every time.
Data:
In 1995, the S&P 500 set a record for the most record-high closes in a calendar year, with 77 new highs, while the [Dow Jones Industrial Average](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=20f6847e24f004ff&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifNchRlFHEYYHP0Wa_j42co02Y9PUw%3A1757647827223&q=Dow+Jones+Industrial+Average&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLxOaypNKPAxW2DTQIHcHkAo4QxccNegQIAxAB&mstk=AUtExfCp-l9-jY6OAxmCPPAnEVOPjVgK-JZsZ4cgApbqAp3z_C8rQgB6puvSHavH701i-04KwRkpyTKIAYhWNTCJ38TweBxQcH7stePN3UkVdfjSJKqgBteoPGl8lHwo4TzJCRn1I1TyHlGnesuIIDUyY86i1i9614o0--N-cTFgBFyBQya8MeBZv76B1rcBBTyXw9gR4rIQF9xbsWuZ59R4ppOa_i12sXV30BBZfRWOWvDLZao222g0wseLeAmfIpXEd2gwLTo3bbS6bEy8GPeSA6cbajWvjb9_hqTikOspy-r-hyhYvogvsMj9__R3-Sezew&csui=3) also had 69 record closes, making it one of the best performing years on record for both major indices. S&P 500 Record
* The S&P 500 had 77 record-high closes in 1995, which remains a record for the most new highs in a single calendar year.
* This was equivalent to a new high about every 3.3 trading days.
Oracle is involved in multiple lawsuits, including an ongoing class action over alleged data privacy violations related to tracking and selling personal data, and several recent lawsuits stemming from data breaches in 2025, particularly concerning Oracle Cloud and [Oracle Health](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=dad87895c19efbc5&q=Oracle+Health&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_is7B3s6PAxUpDjQIHZHFBOwQxccNegQIMhAB&mstk=AUtExfCTX631DtdDbkjtAH7wGfwsCt_4yK1b0b3ssJC-mgirCW3E5enGRFVTUnf5OBrenEyG9jEOZmXxs4ou3n-AEzMcpqmETdl2YtGvxzwV6dycnwC9mUB21tw78Lk0ySQWVuglGVBXkYOaqVcSXNgBZZ2lMUWqYjMLJyvGRg_jdxIuknsizl90fUSegoGLNn_jPK9A&csui=3) systems. The company also recently settled a class action lawsuit for $115 million related to data privacy and faced a copyright infringement lawsuit with Google over Java. Oracle is known for its aggressive litigation strategy, employing extensive legal teams to challenge opponents and prolong legal processes
Too much competition? Burrito/ bowl/ fast casual is so over saturated with competition and CMG same store sales and operating margins getting smaller each Q
Oracle proving instead of beating and sandbagging next q for another beat…it’d be better to miss and guide up next q and then you can miss and guide up again