Even good managers can have a poor year or two, so bailing out of a fund at
the first sign of weakness is not necessarily worthwhile.
Buffett warns that if you buy a company for superficial reasons, then there is a tendency to dump the stock at
the first sign of weakness.
It takes severe discipline to trade in this type of style because trades must be closed at
the first sign of weakness and the funds must be immediately placed into a different trade that is exhibiting strength.
At
the first sign of weakness, this dog will assume an alpha attitude over subordinate owners.
They react intelligently to your presence as well, rushing you down at
the first sign of weakness or fleeing all the way out of existence if your party is too imposing.
Putin would be perfectly happy to bury us at
the first sign of weakness.