General words of wisdom.
A stock is one entity that is like a wave in the ocean.
The tide is the sum of all the water in the ocean.
The market is like the tide, it is rising or falling due to all of the forces in the universe.
The wave is part of the tide but can rise and fall in the main trend.
Ride the wave (stock) as long as you can but know whether the tide is going in or out.