When do you sell?

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I should probably start a new thread about this subject, but how do you actually know when or if a stock is overpriced?
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There is no definite way to say what is overpriced. JR posted some great tips there. I tend to look at PE, PB, past earnings growth, future prospects (to see if that earnings growth will continue) as a basis for seeing what is expensive and what is not. Often this is the second part of my analysis of a company (after looking at the general business model) and this is actually quite a quick part. Just comparing those things mentioned above to industry peers and seeing if the company is worth a closer look.

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Today was a pretty good day...

CLWT:

Transaction
Date Transaction
Type Dividend Per
Share Shares
Transacted Share Price
$ Split
Ratio Commission
$ Transaction
Value $ Share
Balance
8/24/2015 Buy 111.0000 2.2500 0.00 249.75 111.0000
11/25/2015 Sell 111.0000 3.2600 0.00 361.86 0.0000
11/30/2015 Buy 100.0000 3.0200 0.00 302.00 100.0000
12/1/2015 Sell 100.0000 3.9900 0.00 399.00 0.0000

JR Ewing, Dec 1, 2015

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IMMY:

Transaction
Date Transaction
Type Dividend Per
Share Shares
Transacted Share Price
$ Split
Ratio Commission
$ Transaction
Value $ Share
Balance
11/13/2015 Buy 100.0000 5.5600 0.00 556.00 100.0000
12/1/2015 Sell 100.0000 7.5500 0.00 755.00 0.0000

JR Ewing, Dec 1, 2015

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DHRM up triple digits!

Transaction
Date Transaction
Type Dividend Per
Share Shares
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Ratio Commission
$ Transaction
Value $ Share
Balance
11/23/2015 Buy 64.0000 1.5400 0.00 98.56 64.0000
12/1/2015 Sell 64.0000 3.1500 0.00 201.60 0.0000

JR Ewing, Dec 1, 2015

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KONE:

Transaction
Date Transaction
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Share Shares
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Ratio Commission
$ Transaction
Value $ Share
Balance
11/28/2015 Buy 97.0000 3.0900 0.00 299.73 97.0000
12/1/2015 Sell 97.0000 4.5000 0.00 436.50 0.0000

JR Ewing, Dec 1, 2015

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GIGA up big!

Transaction
Date Transaction
Type Dividend Per
Share Shares
Transacted Share Price
$ Split
Ratio Commission
$ Transaction
Value $ Share
Balance
5/20/2015 Buy 44.0000 2.2500 0.00 99.00 44.0000
7/29/2015 Buy 44.0000 1.6700 0.00 73.48 88.0000
9/29/2015 Buy 88.0000 0.9000 0.00 79.20 176.0000
10/24/2015 Buy 44.0000 1.0600 0.00 46.64 220.0000
12/1/2015 Sell 220.0000 2.7300 0.00 600.60 0.0000

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Sold half of my largest holding yesterday. I originally bought about $15k worth of UHAL over 4 years ago at around $60, got out briefly after a couple of years at around $200 in the later part of 2013, then decided to get back in with more money a short time later. This one is going to cost me some tax money for sure:

Transaction
Date Transaction
Type Dividend Per
Share Shares
Transacted Share Price
$ Split
Ratio Commission
$ Transaction
Value $ Share
Balance

11/11/2013 Buy 662.0000 226.5700 0.00 149,989.34 662.0000
11/30/2015 Sell 331.0000 423.7000 0.00 140,244.70 331.0000

JR Ewing, Dec 1, 2015

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111kg, in a thinly traded market I might use a trailing stop-loss order to protect gains. Where to set the limit is part voodoo, part historical price research, part valuation research on the company and sector. Don't expect to be right all the time. Do your research on how to calculate stops -- percentage or a (currency) value -- using a spreadsheet. There are some templates out there, or roll your own using information in sites like Investopedia and the like.

Those who trade on technicals may depend upon chart patterns to identify when to sell. There have been a number of threads on the subject. Perhaps therein may be information of help to you.

HTH. YMMV.

baudwalk, Dec 1, 2015

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baudwalk said: ↑

111kg, in a thinly traded market I might use a trailing stop-loss order to protect gains. Where to set the limit is part voodoo, part historical price research, part valuation research on the company and sector. Don't expect to be right all the time. Do your research on how to calculate stops -- percentage or a (currency) value -- using a spreadsheet. There are some templates out there, or roll your own using information in sites like Investopedia and the like.

Those who trade on technicals may depend upon chart patterns to identify when to sell. There have been a number of threads on the subject. Perhaps therein may be information of help to you.

HTH. YMMV.
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Let me confess something: I've been secretly reading what you and JR Ewing posted all these months/years. There are tons of information Thanks for doing a great job and for educating beginners (who want to get rich) like myself for free. I really aprreciate it.

111kg, Dec 2, 2015

111kg, Dec 2, 2015

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111kg, glad to help and thanks for the complements but JR is more informed than me and has a greater breadth of experience. I tend to be conservative and stick to the few things that I feel comfortable with.

baudwalk, Dec 3, 2015

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