Originally Posted by
Siriusowner
Ok. I bought SIRI at .12 remember ? Got out at 0.19, then got in at 0.21,got out at 0.35, got in at 0.32 got stopped when there was a weird trade about 4 weeks ago, got in at .35 got out yesterday @ 0.46... about a trade per month or so. As you can see I did not trade at 0.60 or 0.05, I tend to miss the tops and bottoms but most of the time I make more money than buy and hold.
So havin' said that, if you know the stock will go down to 0.35, why not sell right now and buy at 0.35 or at least below 0.42 ???
1.- YOU know the stock WILL NOT stampede to the stratosphere right now. So you will not miss anything.
2.- YOU will lose time NOT making money, in other words, you ride the waves, up and down instead of riding them only up or only down.
3.- AGAIN, you should get out right now. IF the damn issue does not go down more tomorrow, then it will the following day or maybe in 2 days or perhaps in one month, THEN you jump bak in. What is wrong with being in cash while waiting for the right signal.
MOST important: do not grow attached. They are supposed to make YOU money. If they are not making you money, dump them, or at least take advantage of them by riding them one way only.