--- type: "Topics" locale: "zh-HK" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/39727506.md" description: "$Alphabet(GOOGL.US)70-80% of people who invest in stocks, including those in the US stock market, think they are investing, but it's actually more like gambling.I've seen a statistic that the average holding period for a single stock among US stock investors is only 10 months; the average holding period for mutual funds is slightly longer, but only 2.5 years.What does holding a stock for 10 months mean?It means you are most likely not making money from the long-term growth of the company,you are dealing with random variables like short-term sentiment, liquidity, expectation gaps, and macroeconomic disturbances.This 10-month period is often too short for the fundamentals of a truly excellent company to fully materialize, yet long enough for Mr. Market to go crazy multiple times.$NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US)$Tesla(TSLA.US)" datetime: "2026-04-06T12:49:52.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/39727506.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/39727506.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/39727506.md) author: "[我的维他豆奶冻住了](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/profiles/15571048.md)" --- > 支持的語言: [English](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/39727506.md) | [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/39727506.md) # $Alphabet(GOOGL.US)70-80% of people who invest in … ### 相關股票 - [Tesla (TSLA.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [Alphabet (GOOGL.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [NVIDIA (NVDA.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/TSM.US.md) - [Alphabet - C (GOOG.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/GOOG.US.md) ## 評論 (3) - **我恨期权 · 2026-04-06T13:26:05.000Z**: This ratio is underestimated, isn't it? - **脆皮大学牲 · 2026-04-06T13:08:00.000Z**: Currently, I haven't done any liquidation operations. I've only been in the market for a few months, so I wouldn't dare call myself a long-termist, but I'm really curious about what it feels like to hold a stock for 5 years 😄 - **信仰\邪教的力量 · 2026-04-06T13:03:31.000Z · 👍 1**: The volatility is too high, most people can't hold on to it.