Very true. Some dividends are really return of principle as well. Believe me, I've owned HBAN literally all my life and seen that even with reinvesting all dividends, it can still hurt. But it's better than not getting them I think. Are you asking in general how I define a short term pattern? Because I think it's different in every scenario. Depends on the chart specifically.
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