Investors sitting on substantial gains should consider taking some profit, or at least taking a break, to allow the emotional tide spurred by solid wins to recede.
Managing financial market traders is challenging. The very qualities that make them good traders, such as independent thinking and high self-confidence, can make them hard to direct.
Issuing orders to them can, therefore, be counter-productive, and many managers use a light touch. But there are two moments when traders are most in economic danger and require close supervision.
