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Buy Low Sell High

strategy
meme

A basic trading principle of buying at lower prices and selling at higher prices, easier to state than execute.

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strategy

"Buy low, sell high" is the simple idea that profit comes from selling an asset for more than the purchase price, after costs. The challenge is defining "low" and "high" before hindsight makes them obvious.

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practicality

Traders may use valuation, support and resistance, dollar-cost averaging, or fundamental analysis to avoid relying on emotion. No method consistently identifies exact tops and bottoms.

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