Today, I made a relatively bold decision: I sold all of my KTOS holdings. I first bought this stock in February 2025, when it was under $30, and gradually increased my position to 2,700 shares. This Monday, I added more, bringing my total to just over 3,300 shares. First, we have to acknowledge that KTOS is a company primarily engaged in defense and security, and in recent years, with the U.S. government increasing military spending, KTOS has seen steady growth. As a long-term investment, the potential is huge. However, recently, there’s been a lot of hype around it, attracting retail investors. But I felt something wasn’t right. I decided to liquidate all of my KTOS stock before the close. So, do you think I made the right decision?
Was selling all of KTOS today smart or foolish?
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Posted by Zealousideal-Capp
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No one goes broke taking profits. Great job.
Don’t ever feel bad about taking a good gain
I also sold today, won’t go broke taking profits. Looks pretty extended now and the last two times it broke 100 it pulled back hard. It may just keep going who knows but I’ll be looking for a pullback to re-enter.
Given the recent episodic pivot I probably would’ve trailed the 10 MA and watched how the structure rolled out. However, you made no wrong choice in taking profit. You’ll have an opportunity to rebuy if it sets up again and If not – Capital preservation is the name of the game. You won this trade.
Sounds like you could have waited a couple weeks and some of it would have flipped to long term gains. I would have taken advantage of that, but whatever, you made money and it sounds like you’re not concerned with tax implications.
Sold some good positions today to raise cash to take advantage of volatility. Never regret taking profits. Although I believe this year will be positive overall, there will be plenty of opportunities to take advantage of market corrections. The SCOTUS ruling on tariff for one.
Why not leave some for the long term with your initial investment out of it? Also why are you pinning retails investors as a stigma?