The real winners out there are the people who have independent thought and are willing to work hard with a long term plan in mind. The sheep will sometimes get lucky by following the crowd, but the majority will end up being eaten by the wolves out there. There is nothing wrong with trading off the peaks and troughs that are created by certain news events, however that has to be a specific strategy that you learn to refine over time. If you ever join in because you have a fear of missing out, then you are most likely about to join a wave right before it crashes back down to earth. Nothing Elon says is ever intended to help anyone except Elon, he is a sociopath that is only interested in bringing glory, fame and wealth to himself. It is a mere accident if anyone else happens to make money from his whims.