Sell When Break Even or Wait a Little Longer: How Do You Choose?
Recently, Chinese stocks have experienced a strong rebound, and many investors have finally reached that long-awaited moment—breaking even! However, when the stock price returns to the cost line, the question arises: should you sell now or wait a little longer?
1. One Tiger Colleague Regrets Selling $XIAOMI-W(01810)$ Too Early
One tiger sold Xiaomi when it broke even, thinking, "Finally, I'm free," but soon after, Xiaomi's stock price kept rising and is now approaching 50 HKD. She watched her potential gains double and couldn't help but start questioning: "Should I have waited a little longer?"
2. Another Painful Lesson from $Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares(YINN)$
During the Chinese stock rebound last October, one tiger didn't take profits in time, thinking that the stock would rise even further. However, after the National Day holiday, there was a market pullback, and YINN’s paper profits turned into losses, leading to a loss of thousands of dollars.
3. Are You in the "Sell When You Break Even" Camp or the "Wait a Little Longer" Camp?
"Not selling means no loss": Many people see their losses shrinking and psychologically are reluctant to admit defeat, so they hold on and refuse to sell. But the market won't be kind; it will drop if it’s going to drop.
"Wait a little longer, it might rise more": A rising market creates the illusion that the price will keep going higher. However, the market doesn’t rise linearly, and it often strikes when you’re most confident.
4. How to Make a More Rational Decision?
Set a target for your gains: If your goal is a 20% return, execute it once achieved, and don’t look back. Greed is often the beginning of loss.
What’s Your Choice?
Have you ever sold a stock too early?
Or missed the chance to sell due to greed?
Leave your comments and also post to win tiger coins~
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Just like yesterday when I sold my UT. For the past few days, it is going in an upward trend n I felt the time is right to sell it. Today I checked the price, it went down a bit. At least, I have buffer the differences and I m still in profit zone. [Chuckle]
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Break-Even Activation: Once positions reach their cost basis, I initiate swing trading tactics to capitalize on emerging momentum.
Profit-Taking Discipline: If upward price action sustains beyond my entry zone, I implement a scaled exit strategy to lock in gains while maintaining core exposure."
Trying not to hold for too long as too many big bosses are selling their shares too, just to avoid any heart attacks as to spare some bullets for opportunities as the market is even more volatile nowadays
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Recently, Chinese stocks have experienced a strong rebound, and many investors have finally reached that long-awaited moment—breaking even! However, when the stock price returns to the cost line, the question arises: should you sell now or wait a little longer?
During the Chinese stock rebound last October, one tiger didn't take profits in time, thinking that the stock would rise even further. However, after the National Day holiday, there was a market pullback, and YINN’s paper profits turned into losses, leading to a loss of thousands of dollars.
What’s Your Choice?
Have you ever sold a stock too early?
Or missed the chance to sell due to greed?
Leave your comments and also post to win tiger coins~
1. 设定明确的收益目标
如果你的目标是20%回报，那一旦达到目标，就要坚决执行卖出计划，不要因为市场的短期波动而动摇。贪婪往往是亏损的开始，很多人看着股价继续上涨不愿卖，结果回调时又舍不得止损，最终坐了一趟“过山车”。
2. 复盘自己的投资决策
我个人曾经犯过两个典型的错误。第一，过早卖出股票。当初买入某只优质股，涨了10%就迫不及待卖出，结果后面一路涨了50%，让我后悔不已。第二，贪婪错过卖点。有一次股价涨超30%，本该兑现利润，但总想着还能再涨一点，结果回调到只剩10%的收益，甚至一度变亏。
3. 如何克服情绪影响？
最有效的方法就是提前设定交易规则，比如到达目标收益就分批卖出，而不是凭感觉决定。同时，复盘自己的交易记录，找出自己的决策偏差，才能在未来做得更好。投资本质上是长期游戏，理性决策才是稳健盈利的关键。