SELL at LOSS and BUY at LOW or HOLD it NOW and SELL when it RISE????

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What do you think folks.... I know most of our counters are red these days and almost all in mine Sad

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what do you think..... SELL at LOSS and BUY at LOW or HOLD it NOW and SELL when it RISE????

tricky, but i would fancy an answer... thanks in advance Smile

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If you see your counters are more vulnerable for further loss and if you can find a good share trading at very low price and has good potential to rise in future sell at a loss and buy low.
Else hold on....
I sold COMB at a loss (not a huge loss .....) and bought DIST for example... For me at 180 DIST is very attractive...

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Be greedy when others are fearfull and be fearful when others are greedy

follow this principle. have a smart trading. Smile

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if you are planing to sell and buy the same stock... I don't think it will work, cause most of the counters are at bottom. Dont forget the transaction cost which adds up. But if you sell some stock and buy a better stock, which could give you a better return, that's worth a risk

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SNIPO (+) wrote:What do you think folks.... I know most of our counters are red these days and almost all in mine ....

what do you think..... SELL at LOSS and BUY at LOW or HOLD it NOW and SELL when it RISE????

tricky, but i would fancy an answer... thanks in advance

Buying at the lowest possible price is the key for me.
Ex: Eventhough BRWN, HAYL & JKH are undoubtedly great companies I would not buy those shares for the current prices.

Yes you can sell at a loss.
In past I had sold few counters at a lost & overall managed made profits out of that capital. But this should not be a regular thing.

If it is a good counter then hold it. Yes you need to sell shares for a profits dont you? Smile

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It is very difficult to advise someone to sell at a loss with the intention of buying back at a lower price later. You may never get a chance to buy back at a lower price.

However, if you see a better oportunity with another counter and if you do not have cash in hand, you may consider to sell some of your shares at a loss and use that money to buy those better counters. In this case, you should be certain that the share you have idetified can give you a better return within the period you considered.

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Unless the rebound continues today it looks a bit too late to sell and buy back most counters. But that's not because they are at a bottom as most people seem to think but because most counters are heading towards or are already in oversold territory.

For example many people think LGL has bottomed, I think they just reveresed after being oversold. They (and many other shares) will resume their slide next week.

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