Warren Buffett’s sage advice about fear and greed is a trap in this market
Mark Hulbert
Warren Buffett’s sage advice about fear and greed is a trap in this market
Instead of buying more stocks when volatility rises, you should sell
Contrarian investors recently have been buying more stocks as the market’s “fear gauge” has climbed. History is not on their side.
Their instinct is to follow famed investor Warren Buffett’s classic advice to be greedy when others are fearful. And fear definitely has gripped the stock market: At one point earlier this week, the Cboe Volatility Index VIX— Wall Street’s “fear index” — jumped to more than 35, almost double where it stood before the U.S. and Israel launched their bombing campaign against Iran two weeks ago.
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