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Old 03-26-2019, 08:53 AM
 
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No brainer if you are going to hold it for a while.
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Old 03-26-2019, 08:57 AM
 
Location: NE FL
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No brainer if you are going to hold it for a while.
100% agree. Better yet, trade it! Take your $80 profit today and run
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Old 03-26-2019, 09:01 AM
 
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100% agree. Better yet, trade it! Take your $80 profit today and run
AMZN is for trading- not long term investing.
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Old 03-26-2019, 09:03 AM
 
Location: NE FL
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AMZN is for trading- not long term investing.
Why not do both?
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Old 03-26-2019, 09:32 AM
 
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Why not do both?
Exactly. I have to trade it since I go on margin every time I buy it and still want to hold a few other stocks. Haha.
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Old 03-26-2019, 10:21 AM
 
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AMZN is for trading- not long term investing.
Well that’s a hot take
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Old 03-26-2019, 12:19 PM
 
Location: 415->916->602
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AMZN is for trading- not long term investing.
Lol wut?
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Old 03-26-2019, 01:14 PM
 
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I bought 50 shares of AMZN at 995. It doubled in a short time, but I still am holding it.

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Old 03-26-2019, 01:17 PM
 
Location: NE Mississippi
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AMZN is for trading- not long term investing.
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Why not do both?
Maybe not a bad idea, but you would have to have 2 accounts. If you don't, the first in-first out rules would have you selling the wrong stock. And that may ruin your plans of holding and taking long term capital gains.
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Old 03-26-2019, 01:44 PM
 
Location: NE FL
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Maybe not a bad idea, but you would have to have 2 accounts. If you don't, the first in-first out rules would have you selling the wrong stock. And that may ruin your plans of holding and taking long term capital gains.
Yes, I know many that do exactly that (including me). I have a long-term stock portfolio account and a short-term trading account with different brokers.

I also keep my mutual funds separate (T.Rowe Price).
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