Perceptions and Time18 Aug 2025 10:34
Anyone (myself included) who invested here a few weeks ago will undoubtedly be sitting on a paper loss. And of course, that is frustrating. But I think we have to be careful because the perception of time can change (wrongly in my view), our perspective. Unless you are a day trader, the best thing to do is nothing - almost forget about it for a while. But of course that has its flaws. We all probably check every day for an update. But the more frequently we check, the more prolonged and delayed news feels. Yet we are talking about a few days here - I’m certainly no expert but a few days and weeks is nothing in business. I get it if you are trading - but I feel many investors make the mistake of falling between that and investing over a longer period. There is not a right or wrong here, but I think sometimes it is better to temper expectations of the speed of updates (within reason of course). Plenty of news is due - and it all sounds promising. If, as we hope, it is positive and in line with expectations, any losses that have accumulated on paper recently will instantly be wiped out. Best wishes all.