"Newton re-enters with a lot" 🗒
Isaac Newton was not just a physicist. He was the architect of modern science — the man who discovered gravity, invented calculus, and changed how we understand the universe. But even he couldn’t escape the psychology of markets.
📆 In 1720, the South Sea Company promised to unlock untold riches from trade with South America. Investors rushed in. The British government backed it. Media fueled the frenzy. Everyone wanted in.
Newton bought early. He saw the gains, took profits, and stepped aside. Rational decision. But the bubble didn’t stop. Prices kept rising. His friends were doubling their money. Greed crept in 😭
He re-entered near the top with a much larger position. Not because the fundamentals changed, but because everyone else seemed to be winning. He felt that he was missing out and wanted back in.
📉 Then the market collapsed. Newton lost nearly everything he had made. The crash wiped out the wealth of many prominent figures. He later wrote that he could calculate the movement of planets, but not the madness of crowds.
This wasn’t about math. It was emotion. Timing. Pressure. And it’s the same dynamic that still drives market tops today. Being a genius doesn’t protect you from FOMO.
This story is a typical pattern of behavior for many that will happen again this time around, the only question is when the market peaks 😂