What happens if you miss the best days in the stock market?

Missing just the 10 best days over a 20-year period can cut your returns by roughly 50%. The best days often occur during volatile periods, making them nearly impossible to predict.

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Interactive Simulation

Market Timing Simulator

Q: Can you beat the market by timing?

Studies show that even professional fund managers rarely beat buy-and-hold over long periods. Market timing requires being right twice - when to sell AND when to buy back in.

Can you beat the market by timing your trades? Most professionals fail. See if you can do better, or learn why staying invested wins.

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Starting Investment

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The Challenge

Can You Beat Buy-and-Hold?

You'll navigate 20 years of market ups and downs. Each year, decide whether to stay invested or move to cash. Your goal: beat someone who simply stayed invested the whole time.

20 Years

of market history

3 Crashes

to navigate

Beat the Benchmark

if you can