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2012-2019 offered great returns, but it didn't have the same breathless mood as prevails now.

Taxi drivers want to talk about stocks. Every graph is looking parabolic. Day trading has boomed. Last time these things happened was 1999-2000.

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Okay, do what's your play, here? You sit 2021 out, the s&p froths up to 5.5k over the next 18 months, and then crashes down to 3.7k? And you perfectly time buying the dip? (Unlikely.)

You'll still lose money, compared to just buying and holding.

Owning stocks is a good idea. But if you just buy the S&P every month, you probably don't need a "terminal stock watcher and stock position tracker", which is the program being discussed here. It seems like a symptom of a short-term exuberance that may not end well for most participants.

Indeed. https://www.businessinsider.com/forgetful-investors-performe...

You can split up your buying and skimming profits over time so your building a position over many months to years and periodically taking profits near the tops and rebuying and increasing position every couple weeks when the market corrects.

Also another great thing to try is get SPX/USD on 500:1 leverage so on a good day when S&P goes up 2% with the leverage multiplier can significantly increase return.

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