It has been a clear fact that the retail investors get trapped in to short term stocks and hence not having a properly diversified portfolio.
The result is that the retailers are unable to collect the shares which could reap benefits in the medium term. For example, at the moment, many are trapped in stocks which have been volatile over the last 4 weeks; such as, EAST/TESS/CLND/PAP/CSD/BLUE etc.
The golden rule is, one should not get carried away from his investment goals by the daily waves in the stock market. No one can reap benefits out of all the opportunities at the CSE. The intelligent investor waits for the right opportunity and catch it with both hands at the best time.