Re:A terminal stock watcher and stock position tracker
by loopercal on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:06PM
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>what action would you have people take
People can obviously do whatever they want as long as they're aware past performance...blah...blah...don't invest more than you can lose...blah.
I've pulled out from everything with a rich P/E ratio and am only keeping money in companies that I feel are a) stable and b) have a reasonable-to-low P/E ratio.
My thought is that new investors tend to go for well-known companies or meme stocks, but either way driving up the P/E ratio. I don't want to be caught in the downswing when these investors leave.
Re:A terminal stock watcher and stock position tracker
by fred_is_fred on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @03:58PM
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The difference here is understanding that investing and gambling are not the same thing. If they are investing for retirement and buying low cost index funds, I would do nothing. If they are gambling due to the dank memes, I would ensure that I wasn't gambling anything I couldn't afford to lose.
A market correction wouldn't be that surprising in general, but keep in mind a bubble and a correction aren't the same thing. Plus, and maybe more importantly, even know a correction could occur without knowing when isn't actually actionable information (could be tomorrow, next year, or three years from now, and you would lose money if you react at the wrong time).
So people saying we're in a bubble/correction is due, what action would you have people take? If the answer is "nothing" or "I don't know" then what good is that?