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No. Being in cash is always less risky than being in the market. "Missing a chance" is not what "risky" means.
by zone411 7y ago
No. Being in cash is always less risky than being in the market. "Missing a chance" is not what "risky" means.
- che_shirecat 7y agoobvious, bordering on pedantic, point. OP is saying that trying to time the gap up is less likely to pay off P/L-wise than just holding the course
- zone411 7y agoNot in this thread it is not. Stock market threads on Hacker News are about the same level as your doctor uncle trying to explain monads to your artist sister, I'm sorry to say. Words have specific meanings, and this just serves to confuse your average Robinhood or E-trade investor.