FOMO

The fear of missing out: why watching a stock run makes you want to jump in, what chasing costs you, and how to turn FOMO into a better watchlist.

The feeling

You see a stock up 30% in a week. Everyone is talking about it. You don’t own it, and you feel a growing urge to buy before it goes even higher. That urge is FOMO, the fear of missing out. It is one of the most common reasons traders buy at bad prices.

FOMO feels like opportunity, but it is really regret about the past pretending to be a plan for the future.

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