I am not a smart investor.
I bought about $10K worth of various stocks back in Nov. 21'. Things like Quantum computing, energy ETFs, battery tech, EV charging, etc. No blue chips.
Obviously that wasn't a great time to buy looking back. Portfolio is now down about 70% from start and I've made very few trades since then due to losing my confidence.
Thankfully this is money I can afford to lose, but ideally these stocks would have gone up instead of steadily down, and now I feel like I can't build on my portfolio because I've lost confidence.
Even more frustrating is seeing the results of not trusting my gut. There have been several stocks I've watched since then that my first impulse was to buy, but I get anxious and don't buy, and then get tortured as I watch the stock go up and up. Im sure this is common, but how do you get over it?
TL;DR – How do you get your confidence back after consistently making poor trades?
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