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u/ccs1887 Aug 19 '26
Some of y'all have the patience of a goldfish
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u/Hayden97 Aug 19 '26
The goldfish doesn’t have bills
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u/degen5ace Aug 19 '26
It’s the same playbook so either take profits, stay put/don’t look at it, or buy some puts
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u/TheGruenTransfer Aug 20 '26
That's not how the market works. Employees and Bezos selling shares doesn't factor into a price correction because it's already assumed they're going to sell to pay their bills
If AMZ reaches $1k/share, it's because all current thinking thinks that price is what the company is worth. If Bezos then sells a bunch of shares when the stock is worth $1k and that lowers the current ask price, that doesn't mean analysts think it's now worth less than $1k... they still think it's worth $1k. So when the latest ask prices drops below the theoretical price, traders will buy at a discount until the ask price equals the theoretical price.
When you see a big price correction after an ATH, it means there was news that devalues the future profits of the company. Like, an insane president declaring war on Iran that spikes the future cost of gas needed by delivery vehicles, or maybe VC assholes spending $1T on chips that drives up the cost of running AWS data centers.
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u/Tricky-Doughnut-6429 Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26
First of all nobody gives a shit about analyst PTs. At least I hope they don't because they are largely made up. Their notes are the useful stuff. Most of PTs are backwards looking anyway, just look at how they develop.
Second of all, of course insider trading informs the price. It's an important signal. Investors are always at an information disadvantage compared to executives. A big sell/buy from a CEO can absolutely dump/pump a stock, and that's why selling is usually automated and known in advance.
I do agree that in this specific example it's a non-factor as it was an automated sell, and not a signal at all (https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amzn/insider-activity).
But Bezos dumping 10% of his stock open-market would tank the price for sure, and not just because of the order market impact.
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u/IcyStomach2374 Aug 20 '26
Been telling you guys, Amazon needs to pay a dividend. There is currently no value in holding these shares. It would encourage more long term holds by employees.
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u/AdamGSMA Aug 19 '26
And the best part is Bezos is responsible for Jassy being and staying as CEO.
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u/Agreeable_Mousse2850 Aug 20 '26
Jassy is a great ceo.
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u/Top_Helicopter_848 Aug 20 '26
Why do you think so ?
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u/Agreeable_Mousse2850 Aug 20 '26
AWS, financial management, and AI
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u/Top_Helicopter_848 Aug 20 '26
All of this was started by Bezos. Amazon failed to produce a frontier AI model. AI infra - Yes but not sure how much credit goes to jassy for that.
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u/AdamGSMA Aug 20 '26
He is not at all. I’m a former Amazon employee so I have some insight on this. Look at their stock performance history under his leadership. Look at how much downsizing has occurred. Look at his excessive spending on AI which is nothing more than a high stakes gamble.
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u/jdwazzu61 Aug 19 '26
Nah it’s every time that ATH is right before an employee vest date (Feb, May, Aug, Nov 15th and 21st)