FOMO
Also called: fear of missing out, chasing performance
FOMO is buying because others are making money rather than because of any assessment of value. It's herding with a social media accelerant, and it reliably peaks near tops, since that's when the gains being displayed are largest and the stories loudest. The structural defence is a written investment policy that specifies what you buy and when, decided while nothing exciting is happening.
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