Hope that if you sold today for a small loss it was small remembering the Wash Sale Rule A wash sale occurs if you sell a security at a loss and, within a 61-day period, you acquire a substantially identical security. This period extends 30 days before the sale and 30 days after the sale. The rule applies if you: Buy the security back in a taxable brokerage account. Buy the security in a tax-advantaged account like an IRA or Roth IRA. Your spouse buys the security in their account.