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    In the current market, how do you approach short, medium, and long term trades?

    Lately, the market has been pretty volatile, and I’ve been thinking about strategies across different time frames:

    For short term trades, a single wrong call can be really costly. How do you usually manage risk there?
    For medium term bullish positions, in this kind of market, do you adjust your exposure, or let things play out with the trend?
    For long term investing, is now a good time to add, or do you wait for a better entry?

    I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts and experiences, especially when dealing with market uncertainty. How do you make decisions in these situations?

    In the current market, how do you approach short, medium, and long term trades?
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    9 Comments

    1. ZenX22 on

      I keep buying and holding index funds. I figure if those don’t trend up over time then I’ll have bigger issues to worry about in the future than my portfolio balance.

    2. twostroke1 on

      I usually sell around these pull backs and wait for the market to get back to ATH before buying back in.

    3. ColForbinClimbs on

      Watch bond yields. We’re currently in “bear steepening” where long-term yields are rising faster than short-term. Near-term economic slowdown and long-term inflation.

    4. Kemilio on

      Sell indices.

      Buy blue chip and personal favorite stocks that have tanked for the long term (MSFT, UNH, CRSP, SATL, MU).

      Buy calls on volatile stocks/futures/leverages for some short term fun (GUSH).

      There is no medium horizon at this point for me. It’s flipping to invest mode, which means all in on stocks I believe in.

    5. GomaN1717 on

      Dawg just keeping buying either indexes or good companies if you have a 2+ year horizon Shit isn’t that difficult.

    6. TimelyBodybuilder121 on

      Short term: oil, nat gas & gold (low exposure).
      Mid-long term: just wait for a resolution and start buying after that.

    7. s0n0r4 on

      SIMPLE – Long term investing : it’s ALWAYS a good time to buy

      there was a study showing : 30 or 40 years ago, you could have bought l’Oréal at a 70 PE ratio and average 15% CAGR anyways

    9. Numerous-Stand-1841 on

      Long term: buy the dip

      Med term: buy the dip

      Short term: sell to open CSPs (aka buy the dip)

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