This occurs when you cant let
go of a certain stock. Whether it soars to the moon or sinks to hell, a person with Stockhold Syndrome
will never sell their shares.
Someone with Stockhold Syndrome could cut glass with their hands because they're made of diamonds.
Paperhanded Hedgefunds: lets sell all our shares, buy some shorts, and
crash this stock's price! Maybe we'
ll crash the market too while we're at it!
Stockhold Syndrome sufferer: Huh.. I guess this stock is on sale now.. I better buy more and hold on to what I have.
Paperhanded Hedgefunds: Fuck! We need a bailout! We just lost billions to a bunch of apes with suffering from Stockhold Syndrome!
Stockhold Syndrome Sufferer:
Wow, the stock price spiked!! Cool. I'm
never selling.