This is exactly the kind of in-depth, thought out analysis that most people are too short-sighted to do.
Buy-low, sell high is the extent of either their intellectual capacity or their willingness to work. Everyone is looking for the fast buck, or coin, and technology makes it so easy for stupid or lazy people to jump right in up to their necks (or over their heads).
Gee, when did this happen before, 19-twenty what, 19-ninety what?
Kudos for even mentioning the tax implications.