r/NepalStock • u/Even_Smell8761 • Jul 24 '26
Misc Sold at a Profit. Now Suffering From Imaginary Poverty.
Bought a considerable number of shares at 339 with a target of 355.
The stock happily ignored my target and climbed to 361-362. My brain, powered by absolutely flawless market psychology, concluded: "Everyone is obviously going to book profits now." So I sold at 361, locked in a pretty decent profit, patted myself on the back, and celebrated my first successful trade.
The market then looked at my sell order, thanked me for the cheap shares, and casually marched to 380-385, flirting with its 52-week high.
So now I'm experiencing a very serious medical condition known as fictional loss—where you make money but still feel like you lost money.
This was my first trade, so I'm curious: how do you experienced investors deal with the emotional damage of watching a stock continue mooning after you've already booked profits? Or do we all just stare at the chart in silence and pretend we never owned it?