Originally Posted by
billhart22
I got burned on one not to long ago....it was just moving right along, and then all of the sudden there were like 12-15 trading periods throughout the day. It was like I was in a vacuum tube, all by myself and I couldn't scream, because nobody could hear me, so I sold it and took a 10% loss just to get out. All I could imagine was the employees in the building walking around with coffee cups in their hands.
I turned around with what remained bought some new stock and two hours later I was in the green.
It is a practice with me to only buy stocks with really good volume and a volume history, so I know what you are saying and can appreciate it.