"Black Monday" = Nasdaq and S&P Close Higher?
All weekend, the warnings were everywhere. Crash incoming. AI stocks about to get crushed. Sell before it's too late.
Then the market opened and did the opposite. This is exactly why you should be careful about making big decisions off market headlines.
Headlines are built for clicks, not for your portfolio. Remember that.
The headline: "Markets are steady and there's nothing to see here" doesn't get attention.
The headline: "Black Monday incoming" does.
Fear gets shared by the masses. So as a result, fear gets published.
Predictions are just guesses with confident voices.
Nobody knows what the market will do tomorrow. Not the analysts, not myself and not you. A forecast delivered with certainty is still nothing but a forecast.
The market doesn't owe anyone the move they predicted.
By Sunday night, a lot of the fear was already priced in. What matters is what happens when real buyers and sellers show up.
Reacting emotionally is expensive.
Say you panic-sold on Monday morning. You may have locked in a loss, missed the bounce, and then had to decide when to get back in. That's a tough Monday if you ask me.
So what should you do instead?
✅ Have a plan before the headlines hit. Know why you own each position.
✅ Focus on business fundamentals: earnings, cash flow, dividends, balance sheets.
✅ Zoom out. One day, one week, or one scary weekend rarely changes a long-term thesis.
✅ Keep cash and risk in line with your comfort level, so you're never forced to sell at the worst time.
✅ Treat headlines as information, not instructions.
None of this means risk isn't real. It is very real. Markets can and do fall, sometimes by a lot, and sometimes by a little.
But the lesson isn't "ignore everything". It's don't let a headline make the decision for you.
The best investors I know aren't the ones who predict every move. They're the ones who stay disciplined when everyone else is panicking.
Were you tempted to sell this weekend? Be honest 👇
