Board:   [WWIVnet] General Chat
Subject: Re: another question
From:    Weatherman #1 @1 (Mark)
To:      Jimmy Mac #1 @707
Date:    Wed Nov 11, 2026 17:37

JM> I used to freak out when I saw such numbers fluxuate in my portfolio too
JM> but then I realized that I needed to take things in context and
JM> understand that it's only a couple of percentage points.

The one thing I have learned about the market is you have to use reverse
psychology often.  You should be more concerned when everything is way up vs
way down.  Way down is always an opportunity over time.

My rule of thumb is on any big market dump day (like we saw just last week) if
SPY and QQQ are down 3-6% in a single day, I wait until the EOD and buy a solid
percentage of them.

The only way you don't win is having a big dip with no cash available to take
advantage of.  I have been there and it is beyond annoying, so I always make
sure I can take advantage of them going forward.

- Mark

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