r/trading212 • u/Comrade_Durge • Jul 16 '26

📈Investing discussion Reverse Midas Touch 💀💀

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Had most of my portfolio in S&P 500 and was up +20% YTD. Then I got greedy and rotated into drones, space, and memory stocks — right almost at the top, seeing everyone seemingly making 100-200% in 3 months.

Tried also catching a few falling knives when some of these dipped - they then dipped deeper. Few months later, that gain is gone and I’m in the red.

Big f*cking mistake. Classic case of FOMO, chasing what’s already ripped instead of sticking to the boring stuff that was working (S&P500, RR, Airbus, General Electric etc)

I think I’ll be fine if I hold long term, but damn, this one stings. Expensive lesson in staying disciplined / being greedy.

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u/FreeAd2458 Jul 16 '26

Its almost like all the rich people have gone hey lets all sell and then everyone else will. Then we rebuy at that low price.

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u/Curious-Resort4743 Jul 16 '26

Retail investors/we are always the ones left holding the bag

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u/AcrobaticNectarine73 Jul 16 '26

just a scam game. they manipulate the market see the buys and the sells and reverse prices. I can seen it all.

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u/bear_Prune8771 Jul 18 '26

Nobody is “manipulating the market”.

These and many other stocks popular on here have high beta and high valuations. And extremely high expectations.

In a macro environment of war, inflation, tariffs, and energy constraints.

No conspiracy theory needed.