(07-16-2021, 01:24 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: I would like to ask all you guys, who are dabbling in the market and posting here, a few simple questions.  

1)  What causes a stock to go up or down in the short term ( a day or a week, for example) ?  

2) What causes a stock to go up or down over the long term ( a few years) ?  

3) If a stock goes down, does that increase the odds that it will go up ?  

I have a strong impression that the ones of you who post the most in this thread don't know the answers to these questions.

Question --- are you up 13.58% or greater this year?  Bottom line, there is no single answer to any of those questions.  Personally, understanding the mentality of the current investors plays a big role in short term investments as do regulations, companies using added shares to pay off debt, etc.  This is why people like Warren Buffett sell airlines stocks in May 2020 and why I buy airline stocks in Sept 2020 - he doesn't understand the mind of the young wealthy investors.

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