$ARK Innovation ETF(ARKK)$

Theoretically, when you don't sell, it means you have not loss any money.

By that logic, buy high is better than sell low. Why?

*BUY HIGH* 

Buy high, you still can sell higher! That's how Momentum Trading works. You will need to buy at an uptrend to ride the up wave and sell when profit margin is reached.

Catch a falling knife - A common mistake of buying low for trading is that you could be caught in a downtrend. 

At the end of the day, if you don't plan to hold the investment for long term, you will end up buying low and selling lower... [Facepalm] 

*SELL LOW*

By default, I choose to think that no one can catch the bottom. Hence, buying "lower" and selling "low" for profit is usually hard to execute - not a realistic scenario [Blush] 

The only reason to sell low and cut losses happens when the money invested can generate better returns somewhere else, or to savage a potentially disastrous investment going to zero (or close to zero).  

If fundamentals of the investment remain unchanged and sound (assuming you did due diligence), the low price is probably due to the macro enviroment and its inherent volatility. For this case, absolutely NO reason to Sell Low!

*ARK INVEST*

Cathy Woods is different from most of us retail investors. 

She is managing a portfolio of funds. We don't know her investment considerations and trading rules when she takes losses to reinvest across different companies.  

We can observe her trades to check out companies of interest, but definitely not copy her methods wholesale. 

These are just my throught on a lazy Fri. 

Quad watching day today? More volatility, I guess [Gosh] 

@TigerStars@Tiger_chat@MillionaireTiger

# Buy High vs. Sell Low - Which Hurts More?

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  • bwjx
    ·2022-09-18
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    Best to paper trade to put your skills to test first before live trading. And even if price drop don't panic sell immediately. Think lots of people who traded on Friday would learnt it well. [Happy]
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    • highhand
      practise makes perfect?
      2022-09-18
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  • AE2
    ·2022-09-16
    Everything is down because of market sentiments, not fundamentals
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    • bwjx
      I would want to think that it is all sentiments in play but fundamentals are weakening due to macro conditions. The only question is how long it will last.
      2022-09-18
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    • highhand
      that's why we need to look fundamentals and not sentiments
      2022-09-17
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  • ___ _
    ·2022-09-16
    I'm not so lucky. when i try to buy in hope of riding the wave up, i often discovered myself sitting on mountain top cos I've caught the summit [Pitiful]
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    • highhandReplying to___ _
      Oh... I thought Pretty Woman would have gave it away... [shy]
      2022-09-16
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    • ___ _Replying tohighhand
      ah~ u are revealing your age [Observation]
      2022-09-16
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    • highhandReplying to___ _
      mambo jumbo. 80's music are so retro... [Sly]
      2022-09-16
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  • JC888
    ·2022-09-17
    Will it go higher than the high price bought? That's a flawed assumption in itself no? What if....
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    • highhand
      What If...?  creates a multiverse of infinite possibilities
      2022-09-17
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    • L1324
      ok
      2022-09-17
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  • GamerNoLuk
    ·2022-09-16
    In a way make sense, but exercise good sense and DD alongside with this line of thought. Trends are impossible to predict, and to bet on upward trend is a hit of a gamble too.
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    • highhand
      we cannot predict the market but we can observe trends.
      2022-09-17
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  • ___ _
    ·2022-09-16
    because your name is highhand so u support buy high [serious]
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    • ___ _Replying tohighhand
      split personality u have [Surprised]
      2022-09-16
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    • highhandReplying to___ _
      yes that's all me... I'm a hand that has many personalities...
      2022-09-16
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    • ___ _Replying tohighhand
      i prefer kindhand or gratefulhand. 

      i oppose those who bite a hand that feeds. [smile]

      2022-09-16
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  • smee
    ·2022-09-17
    yes this is a good reminder
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    • highhand
      a reminder to myself as well
      2022-09-17
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  • Sammyboy88
    ·2022-09-16
    DOes ARK has fundamental?
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    • highhand
      yes, fundamentally buy everything
      2022-09-17
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  • AndreaClarissa
    ·2022-09-16
    Cathy Woods is a special woman and we'd better not buy ARKK at this time.
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  • PenelopeHood
    ·2022-09-16
    yes you are right! Before we sell the stock wo hold,we don't lose our money.
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  • Veldora
    ·2022-09-16
    In long run, tech will grow.[Happy]
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  • Nutiyagon
    ·2022-09-19
    S
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  • Newcomer007
    ·2022-09-18
    like
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  • jellyhearts
    ·2022-09-18
    👍👍
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  • WillsonToh
    ·2022-09-17
    L
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  • leederong
    ·2022-09-17
    Good read
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  • ekwee75
    ·2022-09-17
    [Happy]
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  • SiFu
    ·2022-09-17
    Good sharing
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  • JCWOO
    ·2022-09-17
    Ok
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  • EKOS
    ·2022-09-16
    shopping time
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    • highhand
      use cash. don't use credit card. [Happy]
      2022-09-16
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