Unprofitable Stocks Fuel Mid-2025 Market Surge: Is the YOLO Trade Sustainable?
Unprofitable Stocks Fuel Mid-2025 Market Surge: Is the YOLO Trade Sustainable? The 2025 market has delivered an unexpected twist, with highly speculative, unprofitable stocks leading significant gains since the market bottomed on April 8. This resurgence in risk-taking, reminiscent of the 2021 ‘YOLO-trading’ era, sees retail investors pouring record amounts into U.S. equities. Of the 14 Russell 3000 companies that have more than tripled in this window, a striking 10 are unprofitable. On average, 858 names with no earnings have…