I know, I know, we never time the market. I get it, I’ve learned it, I don’t. It’s so frustrating though when you buy a stock or ETF, hold it and then decide for whatever reason to sell it and then it rallies. I’m talking rebalancing, you realize maybe it was a poor decision to begin with or you just didn’t have it in the right account, etc. I could list many, but recently, SCHD sold at $27.11. EPD sold at $31.51. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had winners and losers. It’s just really frustrating going from something that has traded flat and then you sell and then it almost immediately starts taking off. I don’t actively trade anymore and invest only in ETF’s to hold, but damn sometimes it feels like the market is working against you. Am I the only one?
Does anyone else feel like the market constantly moves against them?
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Posted by geetarman84
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Obviously the universe hates you.
No, its just you. In fact we’re all actually cumulatively rooting against you and have people watching your home so we can bet go counter you 👍
Lol definitely the same for me.
Hold for a ton of time = stock trades flat
Buy a stock = stock immediately tanks 15% in a week
Sell a stock = stock rallies 15% in a week, and continues rallying 15% every week until the moment you buy in again.
I did back in the day
The correct way to phrase this is you’re moving against the market, it’s going to do what it’s going to do it’s your job to shake that crystal ball and predict it.
You guys are selling?
I know. I know. Every god damn time.
If you hate a company and want its stock to drop tell me and I’ll buy some.
I’m the guy taking the opposite side of your trades
Absolutely, the market is tough this year so far. I am really working hard to hang onto gains through all the volatility. right now I am sitting on my hands until Amazon reports tomorrow and then job reports next week.
Between AI hype and layoffs everywhere the market is going to stall out.
Stop trying to play it. Just buy and hold
My friend, if you’re not familiar with r/Bogleheads please check out the philosophy behind it. tl;dr – all of us retail investors are morons and the best approach is to bet on the overall growth of the world market over time.
Oh so it’s your fault!!!
Listen pal, I bought 100 shares of VOO yesterday. How do you think I feel??
You’re definitely not the only one, this is basically the pain of making decisions with imperfect info, and the market loves to humble you right after you act. Having a simple Investment Policy Statement (what you own, why you own it, and the rules for selling/rebalancing) helps a ton because it turns these moves into a plan instead of a reaction.
I rebalance by buying more. I’m not taking losses just to rebalance. May take a bit to rebalance, but it’s a ship, not a jet ski.