Isn't that the gamble of choosing a position where such a large proportion of your income is based on a volatile stock price?
If you want protection from the company on the downside would you accept the company setting a maximum on the upside?
If you want protection from the company on the downside would you accept the company setting a maximum on the upside?
That's to say, I don't depend that much on stocks, but they are the critical path to getting a house in this market, which is also the critical path to lowering most of my expenses.