Jefferies tracking shows the first 30 minutes yesterday had the heaviest retail selling since COVID.
Panic selling at the open is rarely the right move. It's almost always better to do nothing than to liquidate into fear.
Retail tends to sell bottoms and buy tops. Institutions know this. They're often on the other side of that trade.
If you're selling because the market is down, you're reacting to price, not fundamentals. That's backwards.
The best investors I know have a plan before volatility hits. They don't make decisions when their heart rate is elevated.
Market timing is hard. Panic timing is impossible.
Panic selling at the open is rarely the right move. It's almost always better to do nothing than to liquidate into fear.
Retail tends to sell bottoms and buy tops. Institutions know this. They're often on the other side of that trade.
If you're selling because the market is down, you're reacting to price, not fundamentals. That's backwards.
The best investors I know have a plan before volatility hits. They don't make decisions when their heart rate is elevated.
Market timing is hard. Panic timing is impossible.