I bought some ETFs in early Feb 2020 before the pandemic began. Bad timing. Have been on the -ve side since then. As the markets are up from the past few days, would it be a good idea to sell now?

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If you don’t need money right away I’d hold. I believe there will be a drop in the near future but I don’t know what the short to medium term will really entail. In the long run you should be fine.

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It’s only a loss when you sell. I’d hold for 2-3 years at least.

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Why did you buy in the first place? If it’s medium or long term savings (5+ years) I’d just leave it alone.

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Market is up because of Fed intervention. That won’t last forever. If you were planning on holding an investment short-term, I don’t if ETFs are a perfect fit for you - most of us on here plan on buying ETFs and holding for at least a couple of years (at the minimum)

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I don’t understand why market keeps going up given the current situation. Is this a temporary rally before a big dip?

Im in a similar boat. If I break even, I’m selling half my shares and putting them into RPAR, and Gold. Market is too volatile rn

Thanks for the input all of you. IYW was the ETF I bought. Initially, I bought it around 250 way before any news of pandemic. Then bought some more around 240 and 210. The price went down around 170 before bouncing back to current price around 210. My thought was to sell all, and buy back at lower price during the next big dip. When and will it happen? I don’t know. May be, my logic reasoning is out of whack just like the stock market.

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