speculating
spec-u-lat-ing
noun
Engaging in risky financial transactions hoping for quick, significant profit.
"Speculating on the stock market can be dangerous."
verb
Forming opinions or theories about something without firm evidence or facts.
"They were speculating about the election results."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: speculate, hypothesise, theorise, hypothesize, suppose, conjecture, hypothecate, theorize, excogitate, ponder, meditate, mull over