Market Crash... buy more or cut loss?
Last few days, we saw the market having fun, crash like crazy, people panic selling like no tomorrow. Yesterday we saw US Dow Index down by 283 points, at the time I write this notes, it's down by another 350 points, Dow Index currently stand at 10,774. Many investors force to shake out in this volatile market with one of question in their mind, if the market go down further, should he continue to average down, or should he cut loss? . To a new investor, he will confuse, as many will suggest to “Cut Loss”, whereas, someone might say, no, it's time to buy more so that you can average down to reduce the cost. I think in order to do the right thing (let do not care if this's correct way or not), one must understand what's the purpose or intention when he bought the stock. Is it for short term speculating purpose? Or is it for long term investment purpose? Also, he may want to find out if the share he bought is mean for speculate or investing grade. . You should