Originally Posted by
Siriusowner
Are we moving into #8 yet ? or is it going to be after the earnings announcement ?
"There are several stages investors go thru when a stock is tanking.
1st - When the stock starts tanking, they are optimistic and think that it will not breach their avg. price.
2nd - Then when it breaches it, they think the stock is just becoming inexpensive and buy more.
3rd.- Then when it continues tanking, they think that it will rebound and buy more.
4th. -As it continues tanking, they still have faith in the company and buy more shares.
5th.- Then they reach a point where they just can't sell anymore, their losses are so big that they just can't take the losses anymore and start averaging down.
6th.- Then they reach a point of dispair, a point where it does not really matter to them anymore but they still can not take the losses. They continue averaging down.
7th.- The stock continues tanking or reach a point where is going no wehere (like SIRI). They sit on the stock waiting, waiting, waiting...and perhaps averaging down.
8th.- Then, reality sinks in and some of them start selling at a huge loss. Some, stupidily, like me, come back in. Some keep holding.
9th.- Finally there's capitulation where the stock sinks so fast (and the company finally declares BK) that by the time they sell (if they have time), they lost all their investment.
10th.- The end."