...yes, "I couldn't help myself...." , too many feel FOMO that they regret more not buying into a run-up and missing it, rather than regret not selling earlier before the large correction.
...yet, the latter regret is so much more important because it is Avoiding a Loss or a Bigger Loss while the former is Missing a Gain. You don't lose anything missing a Gain.
...which is why Vern Gowdie's Winning is Not Losing is a great guiding principle. Warren Buffett's First Rule is : Don't Lose Money, and Second Rule: Don't Forget the First Rule. But people prefer to cite 'be greedy when others are fearful'.
...Risk Takers can't help themselves, because it is part of the gambling spirit.
