Retail investor: I trade off the news. Buy when headlines are good, sell when they turn bad.

Me: So you're acting on info AFTER millions of people already read it?
Retail investor: I mean... it just came out though.
Me: By the time a headline hits your phone, the price already moved. You're buying the top of the excitement & selling the bottom of the fear.
Retail investor: ...that's exactly what keeps happening to me.
Me: News is noise. I don't care what a stock does this week. I buy great companies for less than they're worth & only do options to magnify ultra compelling setups.
Retail investor: So you just ignore the headlines?
Me: Completely. They're written to get clicks, not to make you money.
Don't let CNBC & your notifications run your portfolio...
The news is built for engagement, not your returns.
Buy great companies cheap & tune the noise out.