The phrase "sold low" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English. It is often used in reference to the price at which something was sold, and can convey a sense of a good deal or bargain. Here is an example: "The antique vase was sold low at the auction, much to the surprise and delight of the buyers."
In other words, Mr. Gann said, the average investor bought high and sold low.
"I should have bought it, because it sold low," he said, somewhat ruefully.
Experience suggested that individual investors were unsophisticated and gullible, that they habitually bought high and sold low; the old data confirmed this belief.
Once, as I was on my knees scrubbing the linoleum (taking care not to brush too hard lest I crack it further), I heard Brother Fabian tell Brother Bob: "I guess 'Brother Tycoon' bought high and sold low!" That one playful gibe caught on, and my nickname among the other monks became Brother Ty.
I have bought high and sold low.
I am not employed by Countrywide, do not own Countrywide stock (I sold low, years ago), nor am I a recipient of money from my brother in any way.
AT&T and Verizon already control more than three-quarters of other, previously sold, low-frequency airwaves.
He then sold low-yielding securities denominated in United States dollars, and pocketed the difference in returns.
Mr. Martin pointed to the D'Lites chain of 86 restaurants that sold low-fat, low-calorie burgers and sandwiches and "failed big time" in the 1980's.
So he sold low-margin baby-foods operations in Mexico, India and South Africa, while buying businesses in markets such as Italy and China, which promise to grow more strongly.
With home prices dropping 24 percent in the last four years, local banks that aggressively sold low-interest mortgages across the country are looking to reduce their real estate holdings.
