Dow on 3/9: 6547 | Dow on 3/17: 7395

[sweeps]

So, fess up, who sold out at the bottom.

[disneysteve]

Not me. The only stock I sold this month was some shares of Bank of America and I made a profit on those. And I've bought more than I sold through our retirement accounts and 529 plan.

[jIM_Ohio]

I think the success will be short lived... call it a suckers rally. Just a hunch.

We stopped IRA contributions for other reasons in Feb-Mar, so we didn't buy as normal except in 401ks

[creditcardfree]

No selling here...just investing!

[red92s]

I think the success will be short lived... call it a suckers rally. Just a hunch.

Yep. The housing start numbers today have been the only real "good news" since this rally began. The Citi release that kicked it off was, and still is, total rubbish.

[disneysteve]

I think the success will be short lived... call it a suckers rally.

I bet a lot of people made a boatload of money as a result of the rally, though. I know of at least a few stocks that have doubled in price over the last few weeks. I'm sure somebody caught that just right.

It wasn't me, unfortunately. I bought in a bit too soon. I bought BAC at $5 but it dropped to nearly $2.50 after that. It closed today at $6.27. Anyone who got in near the bottom and held on did really well.

[Broken Arrow]

I bought in and made a profit from this dip, albeit not a big one.

I think there was a lot of risk on this one. But as we have also seen, there was a lot of gain as well. More or less, financials lead the way in, and lead the way out.

Timing the market has proven yet again to be a highly unreliable trading strategy. Only in retrospect can we see the extent of this dip, and who knows what will happen next with this market?

[Goldy1]

No, I have not sold anything since December, and since it got worse since then I have held on (I only have mutual funds but in Dec I went from an aggressive to a moderate one in a couple accounts)

My strategy now is just hold. I don't feel confident in the short term, but hopefully after 10 years or 20 I will be well in the plus and can get out before this stuff happens again. (actually with my target funds I should gradually be getting out of stocks)
I found it daunting that income funds have lost money in 08 tho.

[Goldy1]

I admit I was tempted to sell at the bottom, and upset.

[sweeps]

...Dow on 3/26: 7925

[Snodog]

We actually increased our contributions in late January. Stocks are on sale, the companys matching and we get a tax break. Whats not to like?

[cptacek]

I'm still putting in my 4% for work (plus 4% match) and $50 twice a month. If I do stop contributing, it won't be because of the market, but because of the job situation.

[Bernz]

I'm still holding and will keep buying on "BIG" dips. Can't really do trading like I used to anymore. Way too risky and stressful.