<prompt> Human: I recently sold stock in ALU Alcatel Lucent because the stock jumped 11 yesterday. With that jump, I made 33 profit over 6 months, so I sold. People with stock experience, was that the right move, or should I have held on longer? In early trading today ALU is up just under 3, but I felt I would take the gains and not risk losing them. What do you guys think?  <response>: Most of the PF crowd subscribe to the Bogleheads method of investing and would tell you to pick something and stick with it. You might get better responses at rinvesting. 