Fear of Missing Out: Buying when prices rise
# | Name | Performance 7 days | bought in this wikifolio, among others |
1 | 33.50% | Techwerte Invest | |
2 | 5.20% | PPinvest Searching Alpha | |
3 | 24.09% | SystemAlpha Technology Trend | |
4 | 15.91% | Refresh | |
5 | 10.29% | Nordstern |
The "Fear of Missing Out" - FOMO for short - leads traders to buy shares whose price has already risen significantly. This trading motive could be observed again last week in the German defense company and automotive supplier
. The current global political situation caused the stock to skyrocket for the second week in a row.Buying the Dip: Buys when prices fall
# | Name | Performance 7 days | bought in this wikifolio, among other |
1 | -5.13% | Biological Tech-Future | |
2 | -9.39% | GroDiVal TrendInvest | |
3 | -7.74% | Trendfollowing Deutschland | |
4 | -16.12% | Nordstern | |
5 | -6.48% | Cybersecurity Innovators |
The "buying the dip" trading motive is evident when traders buy falling stocks in the hope of a bottoming out - in other words, the imminent turnaround. This is what happened last week with the German software company
. SAP recently presented good figures for the past fiscal year. Nevertheless, the reaction of investors was initially restrained. The reason for this could be the company's earnings outlook. The software group expects a decline in operating profit of up to five percent.Taking Profit: Selling when prices are rising
# | Name | Performance 7 days | sold in this wikifolio, among others |
1 | 8.98% | Top 50 Community Aktien M | |
2 | 6.52% | Aiolos Invest | |
3 | 25.53% | Nordstern | |
4 | 10.63% | Schoepferische Zerstoerung | |
5 | 7.48% | Multi-Asset Allokation |
The motive "taking profit" - that is, selling when the share price is rising - could be observed last week in the hydrogen company
. The gains of the PowerCell stock were the absolute exception in recent months. Since November 2021 the share lost consistently. Therefore, many traders are apparently using the current upward breakout to part with the stock.Jumping the Ship: Selling when prices are falling
# | Name | Performance 7 days | sold in this wikifolio, among others |
1 | -16.88% | Szew Small Cap | |
2 | -26.94% | Trendfolge nach Levy | |
3 | -23.05% | Nordstern | |
4 | -19.99% | 25 Jahre Börsenerfahrung | |
5 | -21.02% | Katjuscha Research Aktientrading |
Selling when prices are falling - this is what characterizes the "Jumping the Ship" category. Kazakhstan's mining company CreativeHedge) sold her shares at the beginning of last week. She justified the sale from her wikifolio URAN only as follows: "Due to the proximity to Russia, the stock is sold - although it is currently not yet subject to Western sanctions."
was hit by this fate last week. The company, which specializes in the mining of uranium, lost around 17 percent of its market value over the week. Cindy Meyer (Disclaimer: Every investment in securities and other forms of investment is subject to various risks. Explicit reference is made to the risk factors in the prospectus documents of Lang & Schwarz Aktiengesellschaft (Final Terms, Base Prospectus together with supplements and the Simplified Prospectuses, respectively) at wikifolio.com , ls-tc.de and ls-d.ch. You should read the prospectus before making any investment decision in order to fully understand the potential risks and rewards of the decision to invest in the securities. The approval of the prospectus by the competent authority should not be construed as an endorsement of the securities offered or admitted to trading on a regulated market. The performance of the wikifolios as well as the respective wikifolio certificates refers to past performance. Future performance cannot be inferred from this. The content of this site does not constitute investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell securities. This applies in particular to countries in which such an offer to buy or sell is not permitted. For further information, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions.