Selling Into Strength

Why some of the best sales happen on the way up, the signs of an extended or climactic run, and a real example of how fast an extended stock can fall back.

Selling while buyers are eager

Most exits happen after something goes wrong: a stop is hit or a trend breaks. Selling into strength is different. You sell some or all of a position while the stock is still rising strongly, when there are plenty of eager buyers to take your shares. The goal is to lock in gains from unusually fast moves before the inevitable cooling-off period.

This is not about predicting the exact top. It is about recognizing when a stock has moved so far, so fast, that the reward for holding every share has shrunk while the risk of a sharp pullback has grown.

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