HD was under accumulation for throughout the early and mid 1990's. In 1997, a clear rise to $20 would have indicated it was on the move. I would have been in at the start of 1998 at 20 and, to double my money, I would have been out by the end of 1998.
A TW optimizer would have stayed in and may have made further gains. At this time, I'm only considering doubling my money in an average of 2 years, though. Optimizing the TW gains would take extra effort whereas doubling takes almost no effort at all.
As well, by getting out after a doubling, I free up money that can then be applied to the next stock that has a potential to double. So I'm not really falling behind where I otherwise would have been.
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