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Volatility and cashing in on a big win

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Aug 7, 2026 · 21:18

Hey all, scenario for you and would appreciate some feedback. As we all know a number of stocks nowadays have huge swings not only in a day but over a relatively short period of time. Think MU or MRVL or AMD or any number of stocks. So here is the scenario...when there is a parabolic move in a stock and a person makes enough to sustain them for 2-3 years (even after paying taxes) would you lock in the profits (pay the taxes) and simply put that money in SGOV (for example) and live off that for those 2-3 years? Or would you hope that it continues to go higher and take the chance of wiping away much of your profit? Thanks for any feedback. Have a good weekend.