3-D Printers, 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) and More: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Volatility

Whatever your strategy, if you’re investing Foolishly, you know that you’re focused on long-term results, not daily price fluctuations. Whenever your investment — whether 3-D printers or anything else — seems to be acting strangely, just take a minute and think about your investing thesis. If your thesis hasn’t changed, your investments shouldn’t change. Instead, look at wild random price movements as a chance to benefit from the emotional reactions of others. With a long-term focus, you can learn to love volatility.

The article 3-D Printers, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Volatility originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Daniel Ferry.

Fool contributor Daniel Ferry owns shares of Apple, 3D Systems, and Stratasys, and has the following options: short May 2013 $40 puts on 3D Systems, short Mar 2013 $60 puts on Stratasys, short Jan 2015 $420 calls on Apple, and long Jan 2015 $410 calls on Apple. For those unfamiliar with options, all of these strategies are optimistic, and the author profits if the stock price of any of these companies rises. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of 3D Systems, Apple, and Stratasys and has options on 3D Systems.

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