You said the valuations for mid and smallcaps stocks were lower than their long-term averages. Is it time to go cherry-picking there or is it still too early to do that? (The Economic Times)

A cherry picking strategy is usually profitable for swing traders in both the short and long terms; short-term volume pushes the stock prices up, while history’s best investors rarely make terrible long-term trades. (Street Directory)

On September 28, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint against an investment adviser representative located in Nebraska for allegedly cherry picking profitable trades for his personal investment account, while disproportionately assigning unprofitable trades to investment advisory client accounts. (RIA compliance consultants)