Maybe selling half of my lever

2021-05-03

Maybe selling half of my leverage positions and stay on cash to buy the correction when it happens. Afterall, the markets are at record highs and locking in profits are not a bad thing now

U.S. stocks have risen to all-time highs this year. Should you ‘sell in May and go away’?

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ProfitsAll
2021-05-03
ProfitsAll
Smart move
Hold at least 15% cash
- TraderNeo:
  Indeed!
xiaochan
2021-05-03
xiaochan
Buy!

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Historically, the approach has worked for Europe, but not as well in the U.S., according to their note.</p>\n<p>\"In the U.S., a stay invested strategy has tended to outperform, particularly in recent years,\" the strategists said. \"Market composition, with the U.S. market more tilted towards growth stocks, partly explains the outperformance.\"</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b499645739c349ea55647a2512665932\" tg-width=\"1064\" tg-height=\"808\"></p>\n<p>The technology sector now accounts for 27% of the S&amp;P 500, or much higher than the 8% weighting for the MSCI Europe index, according to UBS. 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