RE: Buys vs Sells22 Jan 2021 18:35
I have mixed feelings about it.
Many with decent sized holdings will hold a core and trade a smaller number and there's several views and hypothetical outcomes in doing so.
For instance, had someone bought 1,000,000 at 2p to hold and 250,000 to trade, it would have cost £25k
If they sold their 250,000 at 4p, they've realised a £5k profit and still hold 1,000,000 shares, worth £40k
However, their trading sell, combined with other short term traders, can prevent a further rise and/or result in a price decline.
At 3p per share, their core holding is now worth £30k, so the core holding has lost £10k from it's peak price , on paper accepted, and they've made £5k on their trading stock, so potentially, overall, they're £5k worse off.
To compound this negative overall result, it can also mean the next piece of good news doubles the price but instead of starting from a 4p base, it starts from a 3p base, so their core holding becomes worth £60k, rather than £80k, and so on, ad nauseum,, so that £5k quick smile becomes a £15k frown in the round.
To caveat that, there are plenty of opposing hypotheticals, I accept.
Each to their own.