Should you be concerned about falling price of your stocks?Well, the answer depends ! If we take a look at Alibaba shares, we can see that it has reached its 52 week low at 60.25. But Alibaba is more than an e-commerce store with diversified investment in cloud infrastructure, retail, internet and technology.
We all know about the disappearance act of Jack Ma and how he vanished into thin air after the last public speech years ago. Rather than speculate what happened to him, we need to understand he has long relinquish his controlling position in Alibaba and let the executive directors take charge. It's latest better than expected Q3 results have started once again to whet the appetite of many international investors and fund houses to go LONG on this company. So have I.
On the other hand, if we have to compare, i would say Amazon comes close in terms of its e-commerce part of the business but look at the chart. It is still within the bearish trend and has some time before we see it break out.
There is a saying that buying China stocks is RISKY because you never know what the CCP will do - look at the educational listed companies that plunged more than 90% in share price within the day. Strictly looking at the business part of Alibaba, I believe it has strong financial standing with tons of cash to funds its R&D and also it is usually in the forefront of technology. Not forgetting there lies a possibility of Ant Financials IPO. That could give Alibaba the catalytic boost it needs.
More importantly, if we are not peaceful over short term price volatility and constantly watch the price action, it sends nothing but frustration and anxiety to us. Then, it begs the question of WHY are you buying into this company in the first place ? Is it FOMO ? Is it some hearsay? Did you do your own due diligence ? If yes and the business has not deteriorate in any way, shouldn't the price drop be seen as a good chance to accumulate ?
I have also shared about my thoughts in diversification. Buying solely into one company does carry more risks than a basket of tech stocks like ISHARES TECH or PNQI ETF.
The latter strategy works best for those who have limited capital or recurring capital to top up each month.
Do not look at the stock market as some form of lottery ticket wins and you will be much better in years to come. Of course, this represents my view and it is not to be construed as a buy/sell advice. Please DYODD.
P/s: I am vested in both companies at time of writing.
