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McMagyar

04/10/16 11:19 AM

#58813 RE: sokol #58812

Sounds like a cheer!
I believe that I am right..
my anavex shares , I will hold TIGHT!
haha.. good one SOKOL..

joshalex5

04/10/16 11:23 AM

#58814 RE: sokol #58812

The fool are fools.

hfb46

04/10/16 11:51 AM

#58815 RE: sokol #58812

Sokol, you are so very correct in your comments. I have invested in biotech for many years and some patterns seem to always repeat themselves. The unbridled enthusiasm, the bashing, the frivolous law suits, the volatility, the many disappointments and frustrations along the way. As I and others have repeated on this board, successful early stage biotech investing is not easy and it requires one to be more rational than emotional.

I did the same thing you did with REGN, but actually sold it earlier than you did. I also have learned the painful lesson of getting married to a biotech and paying the price for that. I am cautiously optimistic about AVXL and will continue to add to my position as the data hopefully proves itself. As a retired MD who has worked with Alzheimer's patients, I desperately want our little company to succeed. So, emotionally, I am very invested in this company. But as an investor I take a more dispassionate and deliberate approach....simply due to lessons learned along the way.

blanka

04/10/16 8:33 PM

#58828 RE: sokol #58812

You are correct...

AVXL

circa1762

04/11/16 3:28 AM

#58836 RE: sokol #58812

Great post, sokol. Although I am mad at myself for not selling any of my AVXL when the share price surged into double digits this past fall, I think the sweet spot for me going forward will nevertheless be selling a fraction of my holding when the price surges, not all of it. If you look at your total invested money (not just AVXL) as a fund, I figure keeping 10-20% of that fund in cash is a pretty good rule of thumb, more like 20% when things go well and more like 10% when there's blood in the streets.