work out in the end. In the stock market, however, hope can wreck your portfolio. If the only reason you are holding onto a stock is because of hope (and not for fundamental or technical reasons), you will probably lose money. Typically, investors are hopeful when they should be afraid, and afraid when they should be hopeful. The best attitude you can have is a neutral one. Don’t come into the market with preconceived ideas of how much money you are going to make (always a bad sign) or that the market is going to go up or down. Let the market be your guide.
