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title: "I've been in the US stock market for less than half a year and haven't made a single cent. It's real"
description: "I've been in the US stock market for less than half a year and haven't made a single cent. It's really testing my patience now. On one hand, I tell myself to be patient; on the other hand, I genuinely"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/38677264.md"
published_at: "2026-02-12T01:31:14.000Z"
author: "[美股小学生:）](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/21091736)"
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# I've been in the US stock market for less than half a year and haven't made a single cent. It's real

I've been in the US stock market for less than half a year and haven't made a single cent. It's really testing my patience now. On one hand, I tell myself to be patient; on the other hand, I genuinely can't hold back. Last year, the "Magnificent Seven" carried the market soaring, and QQQ kept climbing. This year, the "Magnificent Seven" are dragging the market down, and QQQ has been stuck in a sideways trend. If you don't invest in the MAG7, you can hardly call it value investing, but it's been a really long time since I've seen any returns, ΨΨ(｀◇´).

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