1. Sell if the news seemingly cannot get any better.
  1. Sell when your original scenario has been fulfilled.
  1. Sell if things did not go as planned.
  1. Sell on the rebound in the aftermath of material, unexpected, discrete bad news.
  1. Sell in certain cases when expected news is delayed.
  1. Sell when you note general euphoria and unusually widespread public           participation (strong final-stage indicators.)
  1. Sell if the stock is lazy money and likely to stay that way.
  1. Sell when the stock is unusually far above its moving average.
  1. Sell if you would not buy the stock again now at today’s quoted price.
  1. Sell and step aside when experiencing a personal losing streak.

Investors selling stocks in a disciplined manner using the preceding signals are likely to end up with a good deal of cash before the market moves into a bear cycle.