M&M's make for great candies but they don't speak to me when it comes to my managing my finances. Many investors prefer to fix blame for disappointment on the actions of others. I don't see conspirators in the wings of this theater. Instead, I recognize that stocks are "realized futures." By that I mean that stocks represent accumulated results of businesses plying their trades in view of the public. And that public is willing to pay the entrance fee so as to participate in the offering.
Caza goes up today, drops tomorrow. So? Is this anything new? Daily I'm witness to gyrations both large and small in my twenty or so holdings. An alarmingly contrasting price point has me looking for news explaining the abrupt change. Absent anything newsworthy, I realize that there will be no simple explanation forthcoming, not yet, anyhow. It begs the question: Am I a victim of the process or of myself?
Each of us does as he/she is commanded by personal style and background experiences. Yet we also reflect patterned behaviors, some of which occasionally cry for change in implementation. Today, by way of an example, I asked my realtor if I'm being an jerk by holding out for a better price on the property I want. This is an important question we all might ask of ourselves as it may bring us to a more sophisticated stage of development as traders. Sometimes we repeat patterns not necessarily in our best interest. Inviting opinion from others can help immensely.
As for filling the gap? I think we tend to expect patterns to repeat yet it's often the non-repeating event that becomes the best winner. It is not written anywhere that gaps must fill! This is a figment in a person's imagination in a quest to feel in control of an investment program without hard & fast rules.
Something to think about, maybe?
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