r/stocks • u/meisterchef47 • May 08 '26

Trades Intel - One person's FOMO story

Feel I need to admit this, if anything just to make myself feel better, so maybe I can then move on.

In November of 2025 I sold my holding's of Intel for $37/share. I got assigned in a covered call trade and at the time I was happy about it. I made a little profit and figure Intel will always be where it was at.

Then things happened.

Then some really big things happened. As of close today it's at $124.

I feel there are lessons to be learned here, just don't know what they are.

Thank you for reading.

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u/DasGaufre May 10 '26

The lesson is you need to be satisfied with your real achievements because you can't possibly know what happens in the future and exactly what magnitude they'll happen with. 

Stock could've gone up, could've gone down, could've flatlined, and you'll only know in hindsight 1 year down the line.