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To: tejek who wrote (99450)8/11/2011 1:02:44 PM
From: manalagi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
And let me just say, part of the fault lies with me. The stock got as high as $57 and I didn't sell. It then fell back to $35

Have you ever placed a trailing stop sell to protect your gains? Don't have to be for your entire holdings, but at least to protect the money you put in.

I am doing well in this troubling times after the debt ceiling dilemma. Sold a small portion some of my winning stocks through stop sell, which on hindsight, I should not have done so, but fortunately, I raised more cash and be able to get blue chip stocks at fire sale prices.