Not going to argue or be schooled by you, I understand that it is all money whether it is a paper profit or in the bank.....
Reality of this situation is- I have 130% of the capital that I initially invested on the way to my bank and I also still have a holding which because of the above I HAVE PAID NOTHING FOR - If I choose to sell the rest now it is literally all profit from the initial trade.
I have not repurchased any shares with any of the proceeds, I simply reduced my cost base/exposure to nil $$ by selling a bunch in profit..
My input capital was all that was at risk and what I wanted to protect... Now I have that back and still carry a holding which I am not nearly as worried about - if it plummets, big deal - I am no worse a position than before I started with ZYB. I have 0% chance of losing my initial capital or going underwater with this stock and retain a chance to capitalize/profit further later. The money I originally used for the trade - can now stay in the bank or go to another opportunity etc..
There, I have put it a few ways for you to try and digest, it really isn't quantum mechanics, I am not sure how you and some others get confused by this idea, but please stop wasting my time (and the threads) with this pointless banter.
ZYB Price at posting:
2.2¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held