The Great Missed Opportunity of 2009

Commodity News Center ^ | 8/3/09 | Clif Droke

[h20skier66]

When the books have been written on 2009, the prevailing story will undoubtedly be one of lost opportunity. Countless numbers of investors caught up in the tangled web of pessimistic headlines failed to pull the trigger on what is turning out to be one of the best market recovery years of our lifetime.

Where else but in the perverse world of the financial marketplace can we witness such a sad spectacle?

[h20skier66]

Missed opportunity is opportunity passed...time to look for future opportunity.

[AZLiberty]

With the S&P 500 Index (SPX) having already rallied almost 50 percent from the March low, it's sad indeed to consider that most investors have missed most, if not all, this great recovery rally.

This line struck me as inane. Anybody who simply held onto their stocks (probably "most investors") benefited from the rally. The people who sold stocks early did miss out, but the people on the other side of the same transactions didn't miss out.