12-27-2018, 08:23 PM
(12-27-2018, 06:29 PM)Beaker Wrote: You arent losing money when the stock market goes down unless you sell when it does. You only lose when you sell at a lower price than you bought.
You lose money if you stay in while it keeps falling. A lot of traders try to pull their money out before a large drop.
If I had a lot of money in the market that is what I wouold do. I'd buy some six month bonds. You won't get any growth but you avoid losing large sums in a big drop.