is capitulation good or bad 
capitulation is neither good nor bad but it can be profitable depending on an investor s position investors with a long position stand to profit during a bullish capitulation as short sellers close out their positions during a bearish capitulation speculators may have the chance to snatch up shares at a discount as other traders abandon their positions the bottom linecapitulation is a period of prolonged price drops that causes investors to sell their positions and accept realize losses rather than see their assets dwindle further this may occur as the final stage of a bubble when inflated asset prices collapse however after capitulation the asset may begin to appreciate again 