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The act of holding an investment for too long. It often occurs when traders attempt to time the market by identifying the end of a price trend and the beginning of a new one, but, due to greed and fear, tend to overstay their positions. This usually results in reduced gains or, worse, further losses.

Investopedia Says:
Knowing when to sell or get out of an investment is just as important as knowing when to get in. However, timing the market correctly is a task that even professional investors and traders find difficult to accomplish on a consistent basis, so attempting market timing is not recommended for the average investor.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - blive, blive for længe

Nederlands (Dutch)
te lang blijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - trop prolonger

Deutsch (German)
v. - länger bleiben als

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μένω πέραν του δέοντος

Italiano (Italian)
trattenersi troppo a lungo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - permanecer além dos limites, prolongar estada além do razoável

Русский (Russian)
оставаться слишком долго

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - quedarse más tiempo de lo conveniente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stanna över, stanna längre än

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逗留得超过...规定的时间

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 逗留得超過...規定的時間

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~보다 오래 머무르다, 팔 시기를 놓치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 長居する, 長居し過ぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمكث طويلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שהה זמן רב מדי‬

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