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Investor Psychology

Contrarian Investing

Deliberate counter-cyclical positioning — buying when others sell, selling when others buy.

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Plain-English explanation

Where outsized returns live, but psychologically the hardest path.

Examples

  • Buying 2009 distressed; selling 2022 peak; buying 2025 hyper-supply discounts.

Common mistakes

  • Being contrarian without a thesis.

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