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Has Anyone Actually Made Money in the U.S. Stock Market Lately?

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Feb 19, 2026 · 14:49

Is anyone actually making money in the U.S. stock market anymore? Since October, almost every one of my individual stocks has been crushed 99% of them are down, bleeding week after week. It feels like nonstop red days, and it’s getting hard not to wonder if the market is completely manipulated.

And what happened to value investing? It seems like it’s been abandoned. Most of the “safe” value stocks have been hammered, and the market doesn’t seem to care about fundamentals anymore. Making money feels nearly impossible.

Is anyone else seeing this, or is it just me?