When its OK to stay after the party is over
Remember our boat analogy of the past? If the boat is full or empty you want to take the other side. The boat isn’t quite empty of bulls yet, but the last remaining passengers have their life jackets on and are waiting to disembark. Some that got off earlier, say in September, thought they were smart and bought short term bonds. Nope, they got just as annihilated mark to market with the 2 year bond yield jumping almost a full percent. Sure, they will hold to maturity and not “lose”, but you can do the same with your stocks by not selling NOW. Should you? What is your plan? You cannot change your account value or PNL from Friday’s close, but you can change it moving forward.
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