Buy high and sell higher. It sounds backwards, but it's one of the biggest lessons from How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market.
The stock market isn't a retail store where the cheapest price is automatically the best deal. Trying to buy the dip can be dangerous because you never know where the bottom is. SOFI provides a great example of traders buying as the stock fell, only to watch it continue lower. The alternative is to look for stocks that are already proving they can move higher.
Another key lesson is to buy a whole group that's acting right. When one stock in an industry starts showing strength, look at the other stocks in that group. The OVTLYR Sector Intelligence Map helps identify sectors and industries that are actually working instead of forcing a trade in a beaten-down group.
Then wait for the stock to prove itself. Breakouts and continuation patterns can provide opportunities to join an established trend rather than trying to predict the bottom. New all-time highs can be especially powerful because overhead resistance has been cleared.
Once you're in, let your winners keep winning. Arbitrary profit targets can cause you to exit a strong stock too early. Instead, focus on what price is actually doing and allow a successful trend to continue.
And when a trade stops working, cut your losers. A 50% loss requires a 100% gain just to get back to breakeven. Risk management isn't optional if you want to stay in the game.
✅ Buy high and sell higher
✅ Find strong sectors and industries
✅ Trade breakouts and continuations
✅ Let winners run
✅ Ruthlessly cut losers
These lessons were written about decades ago, but the psychology behind them still applies today. Don't focus on what you think a stock should do. Focus on what price is actually doing.
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