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Definition
Fear of missing out, and the most reliable way to buy a local top.
FOMO is the urge to buy because something is already moving up fast and you cannot stand watching without participating. It is the emotion most responsible for buying at the worst possible moment.
The uncomfortable truth is that FOMO peaks exactly when risk peaks. The chart looks most exciting right before the people who bought early start selling to the people who just arrived.
In practice
If your reason for buying is that it went up 40 percent today, that is FOMO, not analysis.
Where to go next
FUDFear, uncertainty and doubt, whether the concern is real or manufactured.Dollar cost averaging (DCA)Buying a fixed amount on a schedule instead of all at once.Pump and dumpCoordinated buying to inflate a price, followed by insiders selling into the excitement.Risk managementThe rules that keep one bad decision from ending your participation.
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