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.