
Investors often live between two extremes. One is to take aggressive swings at growth stocks, some of the more speculative variety. The other is to get out of stocks altogether and wait for brighter days.
There are obvious risks to both approaches. First, being too aggressive can leave investors exposed to massive and unnecessary losses when the market turns against them. On the other hand, sitting out of the market when a bullish reversal occurs precludes investors from pocketing the biggest gains.