it's unlikely to go all the way back to ATH quickly, but 200 is probably realistic. It really depends on the regional banks. They are 16% of that index, so basically they are the MSFT, AAPL, and NVDA of the IWM.
There are opportunities in it. If you can find the small banks that will come out in great shape, then you can make a bundle. I'd look at that KRE chart and take a look at those small banks before getting involved.
Another big part of the IWM is the cruise lines. There are bright spots in it. Just know that if you buy it, you are definitely linked to those smaller banks.
Made my first $100k after the rally in late November. Investment strategy has not changed
I buy the same 2 etfs every month
Then I buy some of MSFT, APPL, KO, and GOOGL
If left over I buy discounted stocks. My strategy won't be changing. I'm actually planning on doubling down for 2024. I don't know what losing money feels like tbh though. Haven't gotten into calls or shorts yet
Someone posted a chart of the number of funds that own nvda over the price. The number of funds was well over 3500 after this latest run up. Lol msft and aapl arre between 4500 and 5000 and every fund on earth owns that stuff. No one left to buy I guess
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Don't worry, same here. Sold all my GOOG and AAPL which right now looks like the right decision, given that especially GOOG took a beating this past week.
Now I am sitting on a big pile of cash, grabbing the 4% interest on it - waiting week after week for the massacre to begin. This can not be sustainable. I refuse to believe that we can go even higher.
I might be wrong, but it's whatever. I don't want to burn my hands like I did after buying in January 2022. All this time I was waiting on the sideline for it to crash, only to give into FOMO. Literally **(And I am not joking)** the day I bought it only went down. I was never once in the green. Down -20k on Alphabet on my peak.