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I took a graduate level measure-theoretic probability theory class. The professor had this rant about how "buy low, sell high" was a bad idea, it's all about ho
by btrettel 7y ago
I took a graduate level measure-theoretic probability theory class. The professor had this rant about how "buy low, sell high" was a bad idea, it's all about how long you stay in the market. He had a mathematical proof that, if I recall correctly, only held if the random process is monotonically increasing in expectation, which of course is not guaranteed.
- mmhsieh 7y agotrading, frictional costs, and the asymmetric psychology of selling winners and riding losers are a better explanation for why buy low, sell high is a bad heuristic to aspire to.