5 ms·Its very easy to make money if the market is only going up. Are you beating the market?by adflux 6y agoIts very easy to make money if the market is only going up. Are you beating the market?deandree 6y agoExactly, you should always be competing with the market. If you can't beat it, why even trade - just invest and spend time elsewhere.SamBam 6y ago> while the Buy & Hold got 5%. Yes, I got 6x returns compared with the market.