Help me to stop calculating what I missed out on...

[Anonymous]

I’m new to individual stock investing but I’ve done a lot of research and one thing I’ve learned is that you buy stocks in things you spend money on. Pre-Covid, I travelled a lot for work, our company uses Hertz. So when I saw Hertz stock drop down to .40. I was like that’s crazy, I know they’re going through bankruptcy, but when travel starts again the rental car market is going to go crazy. So I bought 1000 shares. Again, I’m new to this and they were going through bankruptcy so I was like $400, no big deal. Over the last few weeks the stock has really been climbing up, but honestly, I hadn’t been paying much attention. So imagine my surprise when I log into my fidelity account and see the stock has jumped to nearly $6! So all day I’ve been calculating how much I would have if I had purchased more.

Same thing with AMC, I got it before the hype. In November, I happened to hear on wtop how low their stock dropped, and again, I’m an avid movie goer, and again I was like, when this pandemic breaks, people are going to dying to get out and go to the movies. So I bought 250 shares @ 2.31. But then over course HBOMAX got big and so did DisneyPlus, but I held on. Then when it got linked with the GME stock, I was estactic! So now it’s hovering around $10.

But my problem is that I keep doing these calculations of what if? What if I had purchased this amount or that amount? Is it because this is new to me? Is it because I want to make the fast instead of playing the long game of investing? I come from a middle class background that did not talk about the stock market or any type of investing. And at 50 years old I’m just getting to place where I even have the funds to try my hand at this. I definitely don’t invest more than I can afford to lose, but this constant calculationing is driving me crazy.

[Anonymous]

Are these the only 2 stocks you bought?

I have similar thoughts, and I’ve picked some winners over the years, but I’ve also picked some mediocre stocks too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are these the only 2 stocks you bought?

I have similar thoughts, and I’ve picked some winners over the years, but I’ve also picked some mediocre stocks too.

I also purchased 2350 of DOGE (i know) @ .04, sold all at .66. Purchased 78 of GME @ 44.45, sold 50 @$410 (this was not something I researched, as I was researching my AMC stock, I fell into the Reddit wallstreetbets wormhole, that’s why I’m still hold 28 shares.). I have a handful of F (Ford), GE, and GOPRO. My duds are NOK, BB, SNDL, and SPPI. All of the duds started out as free stock from Robinhood and I added on about 20 or 30 shares to each to get my feet wet. I know the GME was a crazy fluke, but actually my first share of that was also free from Robinhood.

I have one share of MSFT, one SBUX, and 8 DIS (Disney).

[Anonymous]

OP, you are Exhibit A:

Comparison is the thief of joy (or enemy of happiness).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are Exhibit A:

Comparison is the thief of joy (or enemy of happiness).

yup. 'what if' is not constructive. what if I had picked those 5 lotto numbers... what if I had bought AAPL 15 years ago, or TSLA 10 years ago... be happy for your wins. Hertz was a huge one. All that said, you should be investing in ETFs and not individual stocks unless this is 'fun money'. If its 'fun money' make sure you are having fun and not fretting over what could have been!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are Exhibit A:

Comparison is the thief of joy (or enemy of happiness).

yup. 'what if' is not constructive. what if I had picked those 5 lotto numbers... what if I had bought AAPL 15 years ago, or TSLA 10 years ago... be happy for your wins. Hertz was a huge one. All that said, you should be investing in ETFs and not individual stocks unless this is 'fun money'. If its 'fun money' make sure you are having fun and not fretting over what could have been!

Thanks for the advice. I’m trying to think this way and definitely using my fun money.

[Anonymous]

well, i had to sell my tsla in the mid-300's right before it shot up because we had a house purchase and the volatility right before was killing me. and now i can't buy more because it's prohibited because of where i work. does that make you feel better?

[Anonymous]

What about I sold MSFT at $60, Johnson at $80 and could have bought Amazon but didn’t because of failure of jet.com so I thought Amazon would fail too and didn’t buy Berkshire A shares at $75k?

What I have noticed is when I sell, they go up and when I buy, they go down! My spouse calls me the “jinx of stocks”! There is a joke now among my work collègues for me to tell them when I buy or sell a stock as they want to do the opposite.

[Anonymous]

You can't stop calculating because you are winning. Watch what happens when you either sell too early or when you lose. It will eat you alive.

Take a step back and stop feeding the fire. Wean yourself off the calculations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't stop calculating because you are winning. Watch what happens when you either sell too early or when you lose. It will eat you alive.

Take a step back and stop feeding the fire. Wean yourself off the calculations.

OP here. I think this may be the answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't stop calculating because you are winning. Watch what happens when you either sell too early or when you lose. It will eat you alive.

Take a step back and stop feeding the fire. Wean yourself off the calculations.

OP here. I think this may be the answer.

This -person who sold NVDA at 179, and didn't buy AMD at 14 because "individual stocks."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m new to individual stock investing but I’ve done a lot of research and one thing I’ve learned is that you buy stocks in things you spend money on. Pre-Covid, I travelled a lot for work, our company uses Hertz. So when I saw Hertz stock drop down to .40. I was like that’s crazy, I know they’re going through bankruptcy, but when travel starts again the rental car market is going to go crazy. So I bought 1000 shares. Again, I’m new to this and they were going through bankruptcy so I was like $400, no big deal. Over the last few weeks the stock has really been climbing up, but honestly, I hadn’t been paying much attention. So imagine my surprise when I log into my fidelity account and see the stock has jumped to nearly $6! So all day I’ve been calculating how much I would have if I had purchased more.

Same thing with AMC, I got it before the hype. In November, I happened to hear on wtop how low their stock dropped, and again, I’m an avid movie goer, and again I was like, when this pandemic breaks, people are going to dying to get out and go to the movies. So I bought 250 shares @ 2.31. But then over course HBOMAX got big and so did DisneyPlus, but I held on. Then when it got linked with the GME stock, I was estactic! So now it’s hovering around $10.

But my problem is that I keep doing these calculations of what if? What if I had purchased this amount or that amount? Is it because this is new to me? Is it because I want to make the fast instead of playing the long game of investing? I come from a middle class background that did not talk about the stock market or any type of investing. And at 50 years old I’m just getting to place where I even have the funds to try my hand at this. I definitely don’t invest more than I can afford to lose, but this constant calculationing is driving me crazy.

Op here and I need some fast help from stock trading gurus regarding my Hertz stock. Hertz is coming out of bankruptcy tomorrow. I have 1000 shares. I missed the rights share offering opportunity so I’m trying to figure out should I sell today, currently trading at $9.54 or keep it for the proposed offer shareholder payout. The payout discusses “warrants” and I’m having trouble figuring out what those are or what I can do with them when I get them.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/hertz-shareholders-bankruptcy-plan-restructuing-court-approval-stock-price-payout-2021-6-1030516745

Again, I am new to investing in individual stocks so any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I sold NVDA at 175 breaking even.
I let my financial advisor talk me out of buying AMD in January 2018, Lands End in January 2020.
I thought TSLA was “too volatile” at 50.
I sold Denali at 19 for a $9K profit, and AMC on the dip at 38 for $27K profit, but it would be worth $89K today.
OTOH I bought Yeti at 36, Roku at 126, and Ethereum at 300.
Moral: I’m either a decent stock picker or just lucky/riding a wave, but it is hard to know when to buy/sell.