The Market Doesn’t Punish You. Your Ego Does. 🧠📉

You buy a stock at ₹500. It falls to ₹420. Instead of asking “Would I buy this stock at ₹420 today?”, you ask “When will it come back to ₹500?” That ₹500 becomes your psychological anchor. Suddenly, your original purchase price feels like a destination the stock owes you. You stop analysing the business and start waiting for emotional recovery. This is anchoring bias — and it quietly turns investors into bagholders. The market has no memory of your entry price. Your portfolio does. The better question isn't “Will it come back to my price?” It's “Knowing what I know today, would I still own it?” Because sometimes the smartest trade isn't recovering your money. It's recovering your objectivity. 🎯