Remember that, provided that you are not just a permanent buy and hold kind of person, there will always be thousands of opportunities in the market. If you buy something and sell it and then it goes up.... no problem. Nothing ever goes straight up and if you're patient you can catch it on a really bad day and play the dips to great profit. You can hold something for ever and watch it keep going up and then down again (check out NOTs chart.... and a hundred million others) or you can also add a bit of stealth to your trading. It is very satisfying to place stink bids every day and watch for really steep dips in a stock which are often followed by a substantial rise the next day after you bought in really low. It seems to take people a long time to get this idea down even though it is a powerful way to make money. I think Misfit mentioned a while back about selling a company that you're under water on to pick up a great deal on another which can make you money right away. The ability to let go of the loss in order to make profit is what so many can't get over. Takes a certain type of personality to recognize what is expedient and to overcome the need to be right...."it'll come up again...I can wait". To each their own..... but many are not taking advantage of what is so obvious.... and probably never will. Not everyone will be able to overcome the hangups that keep them from making money. Good luck to everyone in the times ahead.