12 retail delusions that will wreck your portfolio:
1. "It's down so much, can't drop more"
Floor has a basement. Basement has 18 levels of hell.
2. "I'll catch the exact bottom"
Nobody times bottoms. You'll buy halfway down and become exit liquidity.
3. "Too high to go higher"
Growth stocks don't have ceilings. You're just early or late.
4. "Cheap stocks can't hurt me"
$1 to $0.01 is still -90%. Trash is trash at any price.
5. "If I don't sell, it'll come back"
Dead companies stay dead. Fundamentals matter more than your feelings.
6. "Darkest before dawn"
You think it's dawn. It's actually dusk. Winter is coming.
7. "I'll sell at breakeven"
You'll dump your winners and ride your losers. Classic retail move.
8. "Blue chips are safe"
Dinosaurs go extinct. Size doesn't save you from disruption.
9. "It'll pump right after I sell"
You lack conviction. Weak hands get shaken out before the move.
10. "Never buying stocks again"
One bad trade makes you quit? You're leaving generational wealth on the table.
11. "Missed the leader, buying the knockoff"
Second-tier plays in hot sectors are how you lose twice.
12. "Price validates my thesis"
Short-term price is noise. Don't confuse luck with skill.
If you checked all 12, close your account. Seriously.
1. "It's down so much, can't drop more"
Floor has a basement. Basement has 18 levels of hell.
2. "I'll catch the exact bottom"
Nobody times bottoms. You'll buy halfway down and become exit liquidity.
3. "Too high to go higher"
Growth stocks don't have ceilings. You're just early or late.
4. "Cheap stocks can't hurt me"
$1 to $0.01 is still -90%. Trash is trash at any price.
5. "If I don't sell, it'll come back"
Dead companies stay dead. Fundamentals matter more than your feelings.
6. "Darkest before dawn"
You think it's dawn. It's actually dusk. Winter is coming.
7. "I'll sell at breakeven"
You'll dump your winners and ride your losers. Classic retail move.
8. "Blue chips are safe"
Dinosaurs go extinct. Size doesn't save you from disruption.
9. "It'll pump right after I sell"
You lack conviction. Weak hands get shaken out before the move.
10. "Never buying stocks again"
One bad trade makes you quit? You're leaving generational wealth on the table.
11. "Missed the leader, buying the knockoff"
Second-tier plays in hot sectors are how you lose twice.
12. "Price validates my thesis"
Short-term price is noise. Don't confuse luck with skill.
If you checked all 12, close your account. Seriously.