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shakespearesghost | When is it time to sell a stock? |
I know folks have different criteria for doing this. In layman's terms, please. |
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Quindicius
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When you find an investment which will produce a higher return. |
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Jay
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(1) When it has appreciated to a point where you do not expect it to go up any more.
(2) It has gone down and you do not expect it to go back up again.
(3) You need cash and selling stock is the "best" option.
For #1 and #2, this basically means that you have a company that's not expected to do well in the future. |
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piet lul
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right now is as good a time as ever. |
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Greenback Party Member
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you sell a stock when you have a good reason to do so
it's just like anything else in life
you do things for a reason |
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thebadboynextdoor
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Never sell because of panic or based on an emotionnal decision. List pros and cons, then make a rationnal decision based on tangible elements you know. |
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bob shark
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When you buy a stock you should have figured out a selling price (actually 2)
One that you will sell at , when you get there, for a profit.
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one at where you will bail out if the investment goes bad.
if you have decided these points before you buy, you would have your answer |
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Auzbee
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If you have the capacity to do technical analysis then you should be able to tell when is a good time. If not, then set a target on the returns and if you reach that point then sell it. Ofcourse there is a high probability that your greed will kick in and will stop you from selling the stock. the stock market has up and down cycles, so if you know how to ride the wave you should be able to do good. |
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Mark L
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Either when it has reached your price objective or when something changes at the company so that the reason you bought the stock is no longer true. Both of these are hard to determine.
We buy stocks because we want them to go up in price or because they pay a good dividend. The most difficult thing is to pick a price at which we would sell. Many times we hope that the earnings will go up and that the market will then start to "pay up" for those earnings with a higher P/E ratio, but the earnings can keep increasing, leading to even bigger PE multiples. One thing to look to is when the forward P/E ratio starts to exceed over 2 times the company's growth rate (i.e. the rate at which its earnngs are increasing). This could mean that the market has already "priced in" future increases in a company's earnings and a sign to take a profit.
Another strategy is to look at the stock chart. Technical analysis "reads" the stock chart and provides points when it looks like there are more sellers than buyers. You don't have to be a big-time believer in technical analysis, but it can be a very telling sign that a stock has stopped going up.
Finally, when you buy a stock, you should also pick a lower price at which you would take a loss after some time has elapsed (preferably with a stop loss order). Sometimes we buy stocks based on an expectation for the business and then the company cannot execute. If the stock goes down 10-15% from where you bought it, and does not go back up within a reasonable time, you should consider selling it. The market may simply not agree with your decision to buy. The worst mistake is to watch a 15% loss become a 50% loss, drip by drip, all the while hoping that it goes back up to what you paid for it so you can sell it. Hope is not an investment strategy. |
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eoghan g
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I usually know my exit point before I buy. It really depends on you, your trading style and what you want to get back out of your investment.
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article4436.html |
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gin
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Simply put: when you find something better to do with that amount of money what your investment is worth at that particular time.
It might mean a lot of different things.
For example, regardless whether this stock is doing good or not so good, buying a different stock that will perform better. Myself I tend not to have particular goals or numbers when to sell my stock. I simply try selling it when I believe I have found a better stock. That is when my stock starts sinking I accept the $$ losses and try to sell it quickly because it is usually not so difficult to find one that I think will do better. When my stock goes up I try to hang on to it, but even then if I believe I found something better, I just sacrifice trading costs and switch to a different stock.
Or if you need cash and selling this stock is the best way for to get this cash needed.
Or it might mean converting to bonds or CDs if you're tired of market fluctuations and cannot sleep at night.
Or even starting your own small business if you have guts for that and believe that this activity will be more profitable than the original investment.
Jus a cuople of thoughts, good luck. |
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Sophie B
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just before it goes down in price..... |
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